315. Righty Tighty Lefty Loosey

When life is overwhelming, sometimes a really simple mantra will get you through the tough moments.

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Sarah:   Okay. Hi, um, I’m Sarah and, um, this is my little okay thing. Um,  I have been going through a breakup with my partner of two and a half years. And so I moved out of my hometown just because I felt like that’s what I needed. And so I am, um,  Essentially all by myself right now, me and my cat.  And, um, I’m just  working on myself to make it be okay.

But, you know, I’m really not used to being alone. And I get here my first night and I’m really stressed and, you know,  by myself. Um,  And, I just wanted to take a shower, just, you know, wash the move off, you know, everything. And,  I get to the shower and turn it on and just, water is going everywhere. And, it’s amazing.

like all over the walls, the ceiling, the toilet, toilet paper, everything. Like,  I was like, damn, I just want this shower.  And so I like  turn it off. And you know,  before I start crying, I tell myself, I’m like, okay,  this is fixable. This is fixable. Like you are capable, you can do this.  And so I just, I just, you know,  That good old saying, righty tighty lefty loosey.

And I just, all I had to do was just tighten it. I just,  you know, took the shower head and  righty tidied it. And I turned the shower back on and it,  it worked just fine. And um, I had a really good shower. And um,  yeah, it’s You know, not what I wanted to be alone right now, but um,  I can do it. Um,  just the simplest things remind me that it’s going to be okay.

Like me being able to fix my shower head by myself just by screwing it on. But you know, um,  it’s just an okay thing. That’s all. So,  thanks for listening.