Losing My Phone Brought Me Peace
It’s the three essential items I double check I have every time I leave the house. We all do. Adam Sandler even wrote a song about it. It’s all one really needs to survive the day. For me however, there’s also a slew of other random items I pack with my bag before heading out, such as: A book to read on the bus. A portable phone charger because I’ll use up my battery scrolling social media instead of reading the book. A pen. Another pen because I lost the other one. Mints. Because it seems everyone is in need of a mint, and I never want to be the person someone says not subtly to, “Do you need a mint?”
Small notebook. This is meant to be a journal for thoughts, but it is better used for tearing out a piece of paper to make a grocery list.
Sunglasses. A cheap pair because I will lose it along with my pens. Headphones. Not wireless ear buds. Wired because I want people to notice that I’m wearing headphones so they don’t attempt to talk to me. Lint roller. I have carried this with me for years in hopes of one day coming to someone’s rescue who is desperately in need of removing pet hair, but I have yet to be that hero. A receipt from last week because I wanted to remember the bartender’s name who made my drinks extra strong. It’s a lot to carry, but as long as I have the basic three, I don’t worry. Because losing any of those three essentials would leave me in a state of anxiety and tremendous grief.
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