Hey you! Yeah, you. I see you sitting there with your hair in that messy bun, slightly darkened eyelid from yesterday’s mascara, and don’t think I didn’t see you yawn even though you got a solid 10 hours of sleep. You can’t see me, but I know you very well. You are what I would like to call a “hot mess” and I am one of you.
I find myself quite often trying to stay away from this lifestyle, but it seems to always find its way back to me. One day I am looking well put-together with my hair and make-up on point, my totally business casual outfit from The Loft or J Crew, a clean room and a neatly filled out planner. By the next week, you would never guess I knew what a planner even was. Not to mention my laundry basket is beginning to look like the world’s eighth wonder because it appears that I have lost the directions to the laundry room.
Oh yeah, you lose stuff. A lot. You somehow manage to misplace the most valuable items in your life in a matter of minutes. These items include, but are not limited to: your wallet, keys and of course, your cell phone. Don’t worry, not only is your laundry room located in your house, but so are all of those lost valuables you haven’t been able to find for hours, days, or even weeks. It sure is great that you have such awesome friends who drive you wherever you need to go and have Venmo accounts so you don’t miss your classes or starve.
Honestly, though, do you really want to find your car keys? Your car is a mess and you probably can’t stand the idea of how messy it is. Your well put-together friend’s cars are so much more enjoyable to ride in. They also have an aux cord so you don’t have to put your phone on loud and stick it in a cup to listen to your new favorite song on repeat.
You can’t use your phone for too long though because it sucks. Your phone is you but in cellular device form. It doesn’t hold a charge, the speaker is slightly water damaged and your screen, well, your screen looks like you do in the morning: busted. You should probably go get it fixed, but you won’t. And it isn’t because you are lazy. It is because you are so busy.
Who on Earth has time to be 100 percent put-together? Between internships, full-time school schedules, jobs, extracurricular activities and sleep, there is no way to have it all together. You could be a little more organized and maybe brush your hair an additional time or two, but the messy look is in. And let’s be honest-you wear it well. You keep doing you girl, you keep doing you. By the way, your keys are probably tangled in your bed sheets. So, don’t panic yet.
