Recently I have realized that my life is actually pretty boring. These days, I wake up everyday excited for "Ellen" and the constant "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" marathons. Wow, that actually sounds worse than I thought coming out of my mouth, but I promise that I'm not a degenerate that does nothing with their life. Coming from a day to day college routine where I am constantly going through the motions of class, work, organization meetings, and the multitude of other activities that I have seemed to involve myself in, it's odd to think that I don't actually have anything that I have to do at this moment in time. I am typically a person who can't stand to be bored; therefore, I am constantly keeping myself busy doing something. However, since I have been home for the summer, I have kinda enjoyed not having anything to do, and I can't believe I am actually saying that.
The more and more that I think it about, constantly stressing yourself out and running around like a chicken with it's head cut off is not ideal. I know I am not one to say this, considering nine times out of 10, I am that crazy person you will see on campus running around trying to make sure they have completed everything on their to-do list for the day. That's not the point though. What I am saying is that being boring can be great! Although my inner OCD self can't stand to sit around and do absolutely nothing, I feel that it is a nice change of pace, and I am growing to enjoy it.
Growing up, I would call my grandparents on the weekend and see what they were doing whenever my parents didn't have anything planned for the day. Although my grandparents may have had something planned that day, it was more than likely just heading to the grocery store or even Lowe's, but somehow I still enjoyed it. Thinking back on those moments, I have came to realize that my lifestyle has changed since then. I have come to the point where I am more than OK with burying myself in my bed with a bowl of popcorn, a day chocked full of movies and nothing more.
One day while drowning myself in Pinterest, I stumbled upon an image. The image was of a beautiful cliff side scenery that you would imagine to see in a travel magazine. In the middle of the scene right on the horizon line, it simply read: Just Breathe. I know this image doesn't sound like much, but it couldn't have come into my life at a more perfect time. At the time, I was incredibly stressed out about my classes, work, and how I was going to continue to juggle it all while keeping my sanity. I was overall tired of being so bombarded with stuff to do constantly; however, this saying alone was enough to make me understand that I just needed to breathe, and everything would be OK. From that day forward, I have set that image as my background on my phone, and I use it as a daily reminder and philosophy that I try to live by. With that being said, I have learned that constantly being busy is not something that appeals to me anymore, and I thoroughly enjoy days where I get to do whatever I want. Whether it consists of lounging around the house in my pajamas with my hair all over my head or simply sleeping until almost noon and waking up to the "Ellen Show" blaring on my TV, I enjoy it all. I'm enjoying life as it is, and I'm enjoying being boring!
