Real life moments.

Ever heard that quote: “Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans”  ?

… well, I couldn’t agree more!

Sometimes in a day I’ll take a step back and think about my current situation. It’ll then go one of two ways; either I will completely over think things and get in a mood with life in general OR I’ll realise how utterly dramatic I’m being and won’t be able to help myself from laughing and thinking “only in real life”! – because sometimes only in REAL everyday normal life do certain things happen and you just can’t take yourself too seriously!

Here’s what I mean;

Example 1.

When you are sitting on the loo – half way through your business – and you realise that the toilet roll has run out.

Great.

Although at first this is a real blow and you are feeling really cheesed off at the world, there are actually many options for solving this predicament; you can 1) do a little “wiggle” to shake things off and then sheepishly pull your trousers half way up your thighs as you run to the cupboard – hoping no one sees you – to get some more toilet paper, or you can yell out “MMMUUUUMMM” (or whoever is in the house) to bring you some, to which you will graciously thank them through the crack of the bathroom door as they try to squeeze the much needed entity through the 2mm gap, or you can just do a what-I-call ‘Drip Dry’ and leave the problem to someone else! (I don’t think further explanation is needed on what that means but, fair to say, it requires no toilet paper at all!)

However, even when the initial lack-of-toilet-paper problem has been solved, next comes the issue of putting the new roll onto the holder. Now, in my house this is quite a big deal as no one wants to do it and we often end up with something this:

Ok, I get it. Sometimes they are fiddly to change and you are in a rush and you think it’s a little gross but really?!

– We all do it though! 😉

This is definitely a case of “Only in Real Life”.

Me and my sister have shared a bathroom for a long time and she is the ultimate culprit for not changing the loo roll. (Sorry! But you are!) Sometimes I would just leave it to see how long it would take her to realise that I wasn’t going to change it but I had to give up after a while because it just bothered me too much!

Speaking of toilets – have you ever noticed that in films no one ever needs to go?! I know that film directors only have so much time to cram in an epic story that’ll leave us all speechless and ready for a two-part sequel, but it does seem a little unrealistic, don’t you think?!

On the top of my head, the only film I can think of that includes a scene where someone goes to the loo is ‘Daddy Day Care’. Now that’s a film!

In fact, here’s a picture of the little man himself pulling up his PJs from his morning tinkle:

Anyway, moving away from lavatorial life moments comes;

Real life Issue 2. Getting ready…

When you are trying to make your hair look good or are trying to put it up in a certain style but you get disheartened because your arms ache after two attempts! Now that doesn’t happen in movies. Nope. That’s because it’s a Real Life Moment. And you’ve just gotta laugh at it!

Don’t you just wish it was that easy?

This is the reality!

 

Real life Issue 3.  Spoiled food.

When you are just about to bite into the most delicious looking strawberry …

 and can’t wait to get your nashers round it …

but when you pick it up you realise that another life form has already claimed it. Darn you fungus!

#RealLifeMoment.

Real life Issue 4.

Now, cast your mind to your favourite SciFi or Thriller or James Bond movie. Notice something they all have in common?

TECHNOLOGY ALWAYS WORKS FOR THEM!

That is not accurate!

I don’t know how many times I have been in the middle of something crucial and all of a sudden the device I am fully relying on decides that now would be the perfect time to have a nap or to install some useless software or to buffer for no reason. Urgh.

It’s a sure way to make me want to pull my hair out.

Going along with this theme, don’t you find it ironic that when you really need your Sat Nav (GPS) to work as you are totally lost and have somewhere to be, when you turn it on it takes a good 15 minutes just to find where you are?!

Betrayal at it’s finest.

Thanks for leaving me when I needed you most.

There’s only one explanation – this is a Real Life Moment.

These are just a few examples but there are so many more funny life moments that crop up through our days but we are too busy being stressed or making plans to notice them and have a good old giggle! So I guess as a summary, it could be said that just as everyone has their own sense of humor, so does life! It’s full of irony and sarcasm but you’ve just got to laugh at it otherwise you’ll end up prematurely old and stressed and rather bitter.

So next time you’re painting your nails and you get a smudge after waiting what feels like a lifetime for it to dry, take a step back and laugh at how dramatic you are being and take it on the chin!

– Ruby  x

 

 

Mistakes.

None of us like to admit to them but we ALL make them.

ALL day, EVERYDAY.

Recently I have been dwelling on all the mistakes I make – Don’t worry, I haven’t been sitting in a dark pit feeling sorry for myself or anything, but I have merely decided to be honest with myself.

I have made some stupid errors in my life. Some of them have been positive learning curves, some of them have led to deep regrets and some of them are pure ‘face-palm’ moments in which I just have to say to myself ” Wow Ruby. Wow.”

…Take today for example!

I got a parcel in the mail. No, not for me, but for my sister – In Canada – for her Birthday 2 weeks ago.

You may be thinking “WHY?!” and “What does this have to do with making mistakes?”

Well … a month ago I decided I’d be prepared and get her birthday present ready and in the mail nice and early so it would arrive on time. Included in the contents of the parcel was a bottle of dry shampoo BUT, working at the Post Office, I know that aerosols cannot be sent in the mail. However, I decided that, according to me, dry shampoo was not a “typical” aerosol so it’d be fine to send after all.

I even asked my boss if it would be ok to send, to which he said “Yes”, – (but then again, he is a bloke) and I knew in my heart that he didn’t have a clue what Dry Shampoo was so I gave him the benefit of the doubt anyway and told myself “If he says it’s ok then it must be!”.

WRONG.

After almost a month floating around in the mail waiting room, my parcel was finally sent…back to me.

Dumb. Stupid. Ignorant. Me.

Sometimes gambles just aren’t worth it.

 THE OCCUPIER. – why so serious?!

 Whoopsie! An official letter telling me off.

 The Opened parcel 😦

So, that’s just one example of a stupid mistake I have made this week but let me assure you that I have done far worse than that.

Some of my deepest regrets are:

– Not saying ‘I love you’ enough to my family,

– Judging people and making assumptions without knowing them,

– Mis-treating my body,

– Not being able to control myself.

But I know that I can change all of these and make more of an effort.

Thankfully, I have not made any really severe mistakes that have resulted in serious consequences  but I am still young so I guess I have that to look forward too! (Not!)

I also must apologize for my mistake of abandoning my blog for so long! Life has caught up with me and I have just been so busy and uninspired!

But anyway! ….. Make good choices!

R xxx