“Sometimes the smallest lift makes the biggest difference—even if it’s just 2 inches.”
—My Happy Ass Life
Okay—in the spirit of Bob Goff—I love a long title!!! I love to start with a happy quote, a long fun title, and anything that may possibly bring joy to the person that is reading it-and to me of course as well.
I have been car shopping, or rather researching, for the past two months. I love, love, love my pink jeep. Duh, it’s pink and it’s a jeep, and it suits my personality: happy, colorful, and for sure not subtle. HOWEVER, LIFE BE LIFING AND….. the jeep is no longer functional at all. While adorable, I can not really fit the humans in my life in that adorable jeep. No matter how cute and lively, it does not do the trick.
I think my life is like that sometimes. I keep hold of things that NO longer serve me in the life that I am living now. They may be fun things, and they may be worthwhile things, but for this season, they no longer fit. So, back to my car adventure.
I have already established I needed a more functional vehicle, and cute had to go a little down the opinion ladder. I was blessed to have a friend help me in knowing which cars may be more dependable and what to stay away from. My intention was to be a more practical human and buy a used car. Don’t freak out, all my friends who know that practicality is not my spiritual gift. Spoiler alert: I ended up with a brand new pearly white Sienna Van.
It’s super roomy!!! It has lots of space, and with the help of a 2-inch cushion I could see over the dash!!!!
So back to the things that matter to me:
Remember when I spoke about my PTSD level of fear because of the $500 cars I used to drive that broke down all the time and rarely got me from point A to B?! Also, keep in mind that if I spent $500, the likelihood of cuteness is not even in the cards. So, I have had a fear of used cars in every sense. But, in my desire to grow up and be practical, I set out looking for a car that was used so that: I would appear to be grown up and more attuned to finance and all that grown-up stuff.
I also learned about so many sales tactics. The sales people who CLEARLY had my best interest in mind and perhaps a few that wanted to reach their quota. I thought about that, because I too am in the sales business. The people that attracted me were the ones that I knew were thinking of serving rather than getting. I also wanted so badly to bless those that had blessed me in the past.
So what in the world is my point in sharing all this information?
At the end of the day, the point is the things that TRULY mattered to me-to me and not to anyone else, which is hard for me to do. I always have that people pleasing lingering in me and fight it constantly. So for me, I had to see over the dash!!!! It had to be roomy!!! It had to be somewhat a darling factor. I did not care about being cool, which is obvious since I am now a van mom again.
At the end of the day, even though I am sure I disappointed a few people, I found what worked for me at this phase in my life. But don’t worry, cute is not out the door because I plan on branding it with My Happy Ass Life.
So, now I can get back to what I am really put here to do, and that is to make life brighter and sweeter. Just so you know, I ended up with a BRAND new car! So, there will be no worry about function, and I guess I still need to work on my financial skills. But, hopefully God will let me keep living and learning and growing.
I am so thankful for seat cushions and kind people!!! And not in that order.
Love love love,
Karen
