Sunday 23 February 2014

Things I Should Know By Now

A little while ago I was given a writing assignment for my Creative Writing class that said 'Write a list of 10 things you should know by now.' I tried to get all arty with the assignment and write deep things about life, but I ended up failing and writing two deep things and eight random things. I thought I would share these random ones with you, mostly because I'm hoping for some kind of validation that I'm not the only crazy one. 

HOW TO EAT POPCORN LIKE A LADY

Popcorn is my weakness, I just can't help it. When I was a kid my Dad and I would have competitions to see who could fit more popcorn in their mouth at once, and that way of eating it has always stuck with me. I can polish off a whole bowl in a few minutes with my huge mouthfulls. When I go to the movies with my friends I realise that I'm eating like a pig and try to daintily eat it one piece at a time, but my concentration soon fails and I end up chowing it down once more. 

HOW TO PUT MY DOONA IN IT'S COVER

I am ashamed to say that when it comes to changing beds I still need my Mummy's help. I can do pretty much all of it by myself: I can strip it, put the pillows in the cases, put on the sheets, drape the doona over and dress it all up with throw pillows. It's only when it comes to putting that pesky blanket in it's cover that I fall apart, I just can't get my head around it. 

NOT TO LEAVE ALL MY HOMEWORK TO THE LAST MINUTE

What am I doing right now? Leaving all of my homework to the last minute. I have never not handed my schoolwork in on time, but I always leave it to the last possible moment. At the beginning of every week I tell myself that I will be more organised, but two days in I give up and go back to my usual ways. I'm horrible. I know. 

IF I KEEP MY ROOM TIDY I WON'T HAVE TO CLEAN IT 

While I'm on the topic of organisation, let's discuss my bedroom. I know that if I put things away once I'm done using them, make my bed in the morning and put my clothes in the hamper it will be tidy all the time and I will never have to do massive clean ups, yet I never do it. Instead I let the stuff pile up for about a week before I can't stand the mess and have to do something about it. 

THE RULES OF CRICKET 

What even is that game? I know it's supposed to be this iconic thing but I just don't understand. Tests? One Dayers? 20/20? All of it blurs together into this weird mush in my brain whenever someone tries to explain it to me. I much prefer having no idea what is happening and complaining every time it is on. 

HOW TO MAKE/EAT A PANCAKE PROPERLY 

I don't like traditional pancakes, but I do like pancake batter. When I make pancakes, which is a rare occasion when I have friends over, I will really make something else entirely. I pour the batter into the pan just as you should, but then I begin to scramble it like eggs. I do this for a few seconds until the batter is just barely cooked, then I take it off the heat and eat it as is. This may sound totally crazy and really gross, but it is the only way I like pancakes and I certainly don't do it very often. 

BOBBY PINS GO IN FLAT SIDE DOWN 

No matter how many times I remind myself of this simple fact, I keep putting them into my hair the wrong way up. 

DO NOT PUT MORE LIPSTICK IN MY HANDBAG 

Every time I wear a different lipstick I put it into my handbag for touchups throughout the day. This is all totally normal until I never take it out. Sometimes it gets to the point where it feels as though half of my lipsticks are stored in my tiny bag. This, like most of these other points, is down to my own lazyness but it really bothers me that I don't keep on top of it. 

Those were some things I should know by now, but I'm sure there is many many more. One thing I do know is that this was a bit of a random Sunday post, but I can assure you that this will not be the worst of it. Sorry. 

Lots of Love,

Shannon xo

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