Remember that ad with Gary Linekar and a pile of his clones eating crisps, while ‘Don’t Worry, Be Happy’ played in the background? Well that just waltzed into my head today, during geography, for no apparant reason. I just remembered the advertisement, right between ecosystems and biomes (no, I don’t know what they are either) and it got me to thinking, not about Gary Linekar, or crisps, but about that song. It makes being happy sound so easy, you just don’t worry. But how can you not worry? Can you train yourself not to think about things that bother you? I know that I am a stressbag- I don’t let anything go- but surely no one can just stop thinking about everything and be constantly happy? And, I mean, it’s not as if we have nothing to worry about- financial crisis, credit crunch, wars,global warming, food shortages….. And then there’s that closer to home- exams, health, my hair (I wish I wasn’t half serious) etc. Poor wee Me!!!
A while ago I talked about my braces- I got them off- on the 20th August, so I’m well used to life without chunks of metal by now. I’m really glad I got them off- but they were replaced with retainers, which are nearly more of a pain in the hind, even though they have the advantage of not being seen from far off. They have to be taken off before each meal and it takes real effort to remember to put them back on again, because I am so flippin’ forgetful. They also have to be washed every hour, because they stink otherwise, so they are high maintenence, but sure if I didn’t have them I’d have something else to complain about!
