Six For Saturday: Things I Regret.
I’m creating my own meme, because I really can’t be bothered looking one up, and I also cannot be bothered writing about today. At. All. Not that I’ve had a really stressful or busy day; I haven’t, but that isn’t the point. I feel as though I’ve slept too much this weekend, and it’s left me a little spaced out. So, without further ado, I present my Saturday Seven: Things I Regret, listed in no particular order.
1. Not telling my stepfather that I loved him before it was too late. The guilt of his passing without knowing that I thought I was wrong about him, about the argument, about Darwin - about everything, really - has never left me. He is on my mind several times throughout the day, usually, and I miss him always.
2. Not jumping off the pier at Phillip Island when I was there on a holiday with my best friend at the time. I had a whole range of excuses for this one: too cold, what about sharks, too deep, too dangerous, too many people, too cold - but they were all crap. I wish I had jumped, simply for the experience.
3. Not sticking up for myself in high school. I think if I had been able to weather the bullying that I went through during high school, things would have turned out very differently for me. I do think that eventually things would have calmed down, but even if they hadn’t, I wish I had stuck up for myself.
4. Moving out of home when I still had a personal loan. I DON”T regret moving out of home, but financially speaking, moving out with a personal loan hanging over your head isn’t the smartest thing to do. It set me back a long way, financially, and cost me thousands of dollars in interest, too.
5. Not keeping in contact with my friends more regularly. This is a rather odd regret, not because I think it’s unique, but because I actually don’t like spending all that much time face-to-face with any of my friends. Or with anyone, for that matter. Still, I really do wish I could remember to call and e-mail them more often.
6. Quitting my job at the video store. Yep, I still miss it. The people, the work, the customers. Despite my social anxieties, I really do love working in retail. Leaving the video store was hard for a variety of reasons, but above all I really do miss the work - I had a lot of fun there.
So, there you have it. Six things I regret. Normal posting will resume again tomorrow, hopefully, and then you get to hear all about my enthralling day of HOMEWORK! I just know you’re all as excited as I am.