fell for yet another instagram ad and impulse bought a hat that i thought was charming and cute. if i wear it around enough, i wonder how long it’ll take until i get an offer from a stranger.
i found myself locked into my flat today as i was trying to leave for work and faced slowly rising panic. my flatmate miranda came down to look at it too and we couldn’t figure it out. i knew it had something to do with the black button on the lock, but pressing it didn’t do anything and we concluded it must be jammed.
there was no escape through the back garden, surrounded by the back gardens of other flats, so i ended up crawling through my bedroom window to get to work. texted george about it and he said to hold fire on calling a locksmith until he could come and see it. he said he’d come in the evening.
after work, miranda let me in through the window again, and eventually, george came in that way too. he took one look at the lock, slid the little black button down, and the door immediately opened. just earlier today i had a conversation about how i hate seeming incompetent and dumb, and this was honestly a hilariously humbling moment for me. knocked me down a few pegs and let me know i shouldn’t take myself too seriously.
george and i laughed and laughed and he made a joke about how i was just pretending to have a broken lock so he’d come over more urgently and build the rest of the furniture i need. honestly, it was a blessing in disguise because he eneded up building and setting up both the mirrored cabinet for the bathroom and the chest of drawers in my room (and also making some recommendations on what else i can do down the line to make my room more functional and homey).
now i’m fully set up, fully unpacked, and fully at home. i feel like i can breathe easy and relax, really settle in. i found my lorde wig while i was unpacking and put it on while i finished unpacking the rest of my stuff, and then had a bit of a photoshoot in the new mirrored bathroom cabinet. it’s really not a very good wig.
seems like everything is falling into place. my sister and i have been texting about a trip we have in july – cornwall, provence, paris – so many things to look forward to. maybe i’ll wear my new hat in the city of love, see if a handsome french man with an irresistable accent will come and sweep me off my feet in front of the louvre.
a man can dream.