Feel like a kid again…

I’m a 20-something woman who constantly has to remind herself to wear high heels, throw dinner parties and write shopping lists (does anyone ever remember dish washing liquid?). It’s not that I don’t like being a grown up; I’m just not ready to give up things that remind me of the good ol’ days.

Saturday was spent in the blistering heat with a bunch of friends in the park. Other adults might have been put off by the party around the corner filled with screaming kids and a jumping castle. Not us. Mostly because our jumping castle was bigger, and our music louder than their joyful cries. They may have had a better sweet selection, but we had alcohol, The Offspring and WWE tag teams.

Our recovery time was obviously longer than the children’s, but I got a definite spring back in my step upon the arrival of a brand-spanking new pair of bubblegum pink, high- top Converse sneakers on Monday afternoon. I don’t get nearly as much free stuff as you might imagine, but when I do, it makes me feel like a kid at Christmas. Looks like those high heels are going to stay in their box for a little bit longer. A huge thank you to Jerry from Converse for my new best friends. I shall call them Tweedledum and Tweedledee, and love them forever.

The pink twins aren’t the only things that have awakened the child in me this week. Yesterday, my inbox beeped with the arrival of an invite to the Kelly Clarkson press conference in March. The cool kids may mock me for my love of the first American Idol winner, but I don’t care. Not many people bring such range and emotion to a tune while seeming like someone I could be friends with. I’m pee-in-my-pants excited to be in the same room as Kelly, and just hope that I don’t burst into a blubbering mess like a tween at a Jonas Brothers concert.

Other music rotating on my playlist, this week, includes new arrivals from Biffy Clyro,
Corinne Bailey Rae, Mayer Hawthorne, Kesha, Vampire Weekend, Louise Carver, The Lost Prophets, Train and Bertie Blackman. I know it sounds like I’m making some stuff up, but I swear I’m not, and will review the worthy stuff in upcoming issues.

In the meantime, have a wonderful weekend and if you find a moment to wear pigtails, skip down the road or eat something bubblegum-flavoured, do it. You don’t have to be childish to feel child-like.

Nat

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