Adult Things. Boooo!

The toughest lesson I have learnt since leaving school and being in the semi-real-world is that you don't know what you've got until its gone.

For me, it wasn't that people or places or things left- in most cases I left them. Not leaving as in a heated feud with smashed plates and me storming out but rather me choosing to move to a city to pursue my goals. As many others around me did as well. 

Home is still there and not much has changed. I still have my amazing, incredible friends whenever I need them. And my family is still as loopy but loving as normal. 

But none of them are as readily accessible as they were in the past. I used to be able get my dose of everything and everyone I love in the one day. Nowadays it's only for special events that these things will line up. And even then I know that it's such a rare occasion and so struggle to enjoy it because I'm too busy anticipating the low that will follow once I leave.

But I have learnt that if you can relax and just be in the moment then it is all the more special. 

Irrelevant Anecdote

This is the more light hearted version of today's lesson in morals, life lessons, philosophy, reflections, general moping that occurred earlier. Such fun!

True Story. Since moving out of home, arguably the second most important thing I have learnt has to do with ye olde toilet paper. Call it what you will, pretend bowel movements don't happen or even defiantly ignore this potty post.

But I am here to argue that toilet paper is one of the most grossly underappreciated luxuries of our lives.

It is not until your housemates have an unspoken toilet paper standoff that results in a THREE WEEK DROUGHT that you can truly appreciate toilet paper.

And by drought I mean that we had exhausted any other form of paper that could be interpreted as toilet paper.

I'm sorry I had to tell you that. You don't deserve to know the finer details of my communal bathroom. I wouldn't normally speak of such things (not really true) but it is important to spread the word. 

No one appreciates toilet paper until it's too late!