Yeah, these folks look happy and cheerful, don’t they?
As I’m writing this, I’m avoiding the Black Friday crowds as I have every year of my adult life. I don’t care if Target is giving away outdoor patio furniture, I refuse to leave a Thanksgiving dinner early only to spend the night in line to get the first look at the 5AM shopper deals. No thanks. This is why I’m grateful for the Interwebs. At least now we can click to purchase from the comfort of our own homes and not deal with the crowds. (And living in L.A., the worst part of shopping is trying to find a parking place. My record is one hour circling the Century City garage before I left with significant road rage.)
Anyway, this post has nothing to do with dating. But it does have to do with self-care, which includes sanity. And because I’d like to stay sane and cheerful this holiday season, I might spend it entirely from behind my keyboard, until I have to cook something. Or maybe when I string the lights on the tree, which I’m certain I can also purchase online, hopefully from Amazon with delivery included. I’m not strapping that thing to the hood of my car again.
Hope you all had a happy Thanksgiving. (I’m still full.) Cheers to technology!
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Kelly is a freelance writer based in Los Angeles, CA. She blogs about dating, relationships, personal growth and what "healthy living" means to her. You can follow her on Google+, Twitter @kellyseal or through her website www.kellyseal.com.
You are so right. Parking and shopping here in LA can be a hellish experience. Here’s a good dating tie-in for this post: I once sat in line waiting in a parking lot for like 10 minutes. I know that’s nothing compared to waiting an hour but wait there’s more. Near the end of my wait, at which point I was POed, some lady starts honking at me. I give the woman a dirty look and yell, “WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME!” That was a bad move because the lady in the car was an old friend who was just trying to get my attention. This was someone I had always been attracted to but never got up the nerve to ask out in the past. And after my momentary fit of rage, she didn’t want anything to do with me. Who knows what could have been if I’d kept my cool. So stay away from the parking lots, your love life could depend on it.
Hey J.Y., wow – I would have given you the benefit of the doubt if I were this girl. Obviously she hadn’t been waiting to park nearly as long (ha!). Anyway, that blows. I totally agree to stay away from parking lots, even if you have to walk a mile to get where you’re going. Cheers and good luck this year!!