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Dear * Insert Favourite column name here* – The Settle Down Selections

Daily writing prompt
List the people you admire and look to for advice…

I am a 34 y old female (In this day and age I should say cis heterosexual female). I normally love listening  podcasts, reading and swimming but I met a man and he seems to take up all my time. I think of him often and I hate people that randomly sing but I’ve found my self listening to hours of music and sending him songs I think he may like. 

Dear *favourite column* when he start to sing I join in (something I usually find very annoying) and the other day I was horrified that I not only recorded but proceeded to send him a voice note of me singing TO HIM! 😩

Please help. I’m not sure what’s happened to me. I’ve even started apologizing when I’m wrong, I’m never wrong but something about him makes me reconsider. 

Could this be what they call love?

With love from hater of musicals and all things too cute and mushy 

My grandparents

What relationships have a positive impact on you?

My grandparents relationships had a positive influence on me. I assumed it was a given that everyone would end up with their person sitting in the living room, talking and watching tv with their grandkids.

But once you grow up you realize it’s actually rare for couples to make it, to grow old together and even if they do then one passes away and leaves the other behind.

I know it’s easy to romanticize our grandparents relationships in the age of online, unlimited and international dating but they seemed to have marriage figured out a little more that us.

5 Types of People to be Admired

What is something others do that sparks your admiration?

  • I really admire people that are genuinely generous. They give with their heart and have no regrets
  • People with unwavering faith. No matter the circumstances their faith guides them.
  • Disciplined people. It could be in studying, going to the gym or eating healthy. They set a goal and keep to it.
  • Runners. I don’t think that needs an explanation.
  • Savers, those people that it’s just easy and it makes sense to save over spending. Especially because some of them don’t have a desire to spend.

Best 90s Cartoons from a 30 something year old

What’s your favorite cartoon?

I rarely watch cartoons now and these are in no particular order but back in my day it was:

  • The Flintstones – “Yaba dada doooooo” – I love the outfits and often wondered is this how things were in the stone ages? Of course I was wrong 😂
  • The Jetsons – I wondered if this would be life after the Y2K but it seems no flying cars or floating houses only the promise of Amazon Prime floating deliveries, FaceTime and a very hot planet 🙃 being made hotter by self indulgent trips to space
  • Rugrats – I utterly and the thoroughly loved this show, not only was it inclusive it was just wholesome. Angelica was a perfect little antagonist while Chuckie was just sooo Chuckie, o the twins “You can’t handle the button Phillip”, the parents were great too and they didn’t mess up the movies. The theme song is perfect and will always remind me of my childhood or pre-teen hood days
  • Power Puff Girls – Bubbles was my fav
  • Let’s not forget the ever sarcastic Daria Morgendoff – 🎶La la la la la, Excuse me, la la la, Excuse me, la la la, you’re standing in my way …. 🎶 – This may be top 5 😅
  • The Wild Thornberrys – They were just weird and cute and I would say the start of “different” characters/families/cartoons?
  • Pinky and the Brain – They had big dreams and wanted to “try to take over the world” that is my instagram bio to this day
  • Dexter’s Lab – “Ooo what does this button do?”. Being an older sibling is always hard. I didn’t have a secret lab but I did have a secret *cough cough* you’ll never know 😏
  • As Told by Ginger – As a girl that always kept a diary and had a desire for “popularity” but still generally had fun at school with my small group of friends, I think Ginger spoke to me and for me
  • The Adam’s Family – Morticia and Gomez’s love for her
  • Angela Anaconda – “Angela Angela save me” – Nanette always had cute outfits
  • Ed, Edd n Eddy – The hustle spirit just to get jaw breakers really inspired me as someone with a sweet tooth)
  • Tellytubies – It was just sooo calming and Lala was my fav. “Oh ooooooo”.

and that’s all Folks 😘