The best things in life are free

I'm having a horrible day. The worst. One of those days where you can't wait till it's over so you can jump into bed, crack open a tub of Ben and Jerry's and have Arthur marathons until D.W's whining is the only thing that is bothering you.

Just joking - Ben and Jerry's are my rarely-indulged-in guilty pleasures, and I love D.W too much to hate. I've basically just ruined my only remedy for a bad day.

HOWEVER, to deter myself away from my horrible mood, I'm going to compose a list of things that bring happiness to my life. If I don't, I'm going to make like a pessimistic and cry. Or allow the anger to consume me and I explode (think of a balloon being pricked by a pin and that's basically how I'll feel).


THE BEST THINGS IN MY LIFE (THAT ARE FREE TOO)

• Amazing synchronisation of pregnancies by the Gen X

I have 4 cousins that are born in 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995. Not sure if it was planned or not (I can imagine that conversation being a tad more awkward than usual), but thank you Gen X's. We've basically formed a gang and our goal is to keep our family as our number one priority. It's like having a twin sister and a built in best friend except that there are 5 of us and they are actually my cousins. One of the joy associated is seeing people's faces distort into shock when they hear I party with my family - "You go to the cross with your mother?!"

Funny story. I was meant to be conceived one week after my 1995 cousin but something inside of me spurred - maybe my inner competitiveness? - and I saw the light at 38 weeks. So in your face, Jess. I turned 18 before you!

• An Empty House

It's like having your own place - except you don't pay for rent and it only lasts a couple of hours. Hashtag broke student problems.

• Facebook's Tagging System

I remember a time when I actually had to ask people "what are you up to today?", "who is going?" and "can I come... please?"

Thank goodness for Facebook. Now I can find an answer to all of these questions - including a hollow feeling in my chest after realising I wasn't invited - and still keep my dignity! Wow, never knew that my happiness was that creepy.

• Sleep when you're Exhausted

It's almost 1 AM and I'm exhausted.

There were so much more that I wanted to add but I'm tired and I want to experience one of the things on my list.

(It's sleep, if you didn't quite catch on LOL)

You know you love me,

xoxo

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