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By Anne T. Donahue<\/strong><\/p>\n

I, like all of you, have realized that I have control over nothing. I can\u2019t control the pandemic, I can\u2019t control idiot politicians, and I can\u2019t control other people or my neighbour\u2019s loud, barking dog. This smoothie I\u2019m drinking? I don\u2019t even really control that: I ordered it from McDonalds, and while delicious, I taste much more mango than I do pineapple. (Which is actually a delightful and wonderful surprise, proving not having control over things is actually a blessing.)<\/p>\n

And yet, I pine for the days where I believed I could micromanage my and everybody else\u2019s existence. And while I know the belief that I can somehow fix and improve everything that exists on this planet is very problematic and weird, I have chosen to compromise with this logic. Reader, I have chosen to find little ways to control our advancement into spring because this winter is breaking me. (See: has broken me.) So this is my guide to engaging in the smallest, most useless activities as to make spring feel closer and to make you feel less like you may perish.<\/p>\n

Absolutely cull your wardrobe<\/strong>
\nGet rid of it. Get rid of it all. Have I spent may nights trying and re-trying on pieces in hopes I could make space in my closet or feel productive in a way that isn\u2019t really? Is the trunk of my car filled with donations to take to Value Village? Did I, before getting ready today, re-fold my sweatshirts because when you look into my tiny closet they weren\u2019t \u201cpretty\u201d enough? Do I refuse to part with my oversize men\u2019s plaids because they are the only summer jacket you, I, or anybody needs?<\/p>\n

To all of this: yes. I can\u2019t stop culling. I can\u2019t stop looking at things I wore two years ago and think, \u201cThis belongs to a woman who had yet to fully collapse in on herself.\u201d I can\u2019t stop holding up a top while thinking, \u201cThe fuck was I wearing crop tops for? I hated them on me, and they hated me wearing them!\u201d I can\u2019t stop declaring how much I\u2019ve changed and grown and evolved, and then realizing that there are no short-sleeve shirts left and I have nothing for a nice warm day and oh my LORD<\/em> what have I done.<\/p>\n

And then I make lists.<\/p>\n

Make lists of the clothes you now need<\/strong>
\nLists are the result of you being the master of your own destiny. Look at all the things you need! Look at them! Now price it out, and don\u2019t go bananas. Stick to a budget. Factor in shipping. Realize the smarter thing to do is thrift when it\u2019s safe to do so, and maybe splurge on a nice fitting pair of jeans. Like a Levi\u2019s. Or one of those 1969 special addition Gap fits. Preferably on sale, actually. Because who can afford to shop full price? (And if it\u2019s you, do not tell me, don\u2019t you dare<\/em>.)<\/p>\n

Eat wisely<\/strong>
\nOh, oh do you think I mean health<\/em>? Do you think I\u2019m trying to talk about being healthy<\/em> right now? Wellness<\/em>? Absolutely not, I would rather be smothered in dry toast. When I say \u201cwisely\u201d I mean \u201caware of what you are eating.\u201d And by \u201caware of what you are eating\u201d I also mean \u201ceat what you genuinely want and enjoy it and then remark to yourself, \u2018I am wise for doing this.\u2019\u201d That<\/em> is when you are in glorious control. Because fuck, man! Against all odds we are all alive right now! Everything\u2019s awful, and it\u2019s somehow getting worse! There\u2019s no time to do anything but fill your body with food that makes you genuinely happy. I don\u2019t care what it is. But I do know that when I ordered fries and gravy last night, I felt like Laura Dern in Big Little Lies<\/em> yelling, \u201cThis is my house and I live here!\u201d I was in control and feeling alive.<\/p>\n

Except I was at my parents\u2019 house and I was bragging only to the cat. Also, I chased it with a salad I\u2019d found in the fridge that absolutely gave me minor food poisoning.<\/p>\n

Organize your books<\/strong>
\nYes, that\u2019s exactly where we are. We\u2019re sitting in our homes, reorganizing our books, and planning for a spring and summer where we can read them outside and treat them the way they deserve to be.<\/p>\n

So arrange them in a way that doesn\u2019t make them look like homework. Donate the books you know you\u2019re not going to get to or you started but didn\u2019t connect with. (You\u2019re not a bad person if you don\u2019t finish books! Not every person can read every book! Read what you want! It\u2019s fine! Stop worrying! Everybody\u2019s busy but also very bored!) Make some sort of book-system organized by genre. Put the books you\u2019ve had the longest at the top. JUST DO SOMETHING WITH YOUR BOOKS. They like you and want to hang! Plus, they\u2019re the fastest way to avoid being on your phone (which is something I am starting to hate so much) or to avoid watching too much TV (is it possible I hate 80% of all shows? Yes!). Then, you can buy more books. And plan for your spring and summer together, somewhere outside, with plenty of water.<\/p>\n

Anyway, today\u2019s another snowstorm. So good luck to us all.<\/p>\n

Need a little more Anne? Read more from Anne T. Donahue right here<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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