Chucks Make Me Happy

Warning: there's a little bit of bad language in this post.

Let's be honest, teaching freshmen is no joke. I'm tired of their BS. You know, acting like they had no idea that they can't eat in the classroom or use their phones. I'm tired of telling them to stop talking over me and then them arguing that they weren't talking. So to combat that, I have to do stuff that just makes me really stupidly happy.

This means that I spent a large part of my 3-day weekend watching Bleach (I restarted from the first episode and I love it just as much as I did in high school!), playing PokemonGo, and spending some money on frivolous things. I have to live furiously happy when I can! My small frivolous purchase was a bunch of nail wraps. No one should be surprised that I chose a purple sparkly set and a Día de los Muertos set. (If you want to check them out, click here) My bigger frivolous purchase must have been designed just for me. They are just way too perfect. So first, a bit of back story.

If you knew me in high school or early college, you probably saw me wearing Chuck Taylor Converse All Stars (aka Chucks). My first pair were red high-tops and I wore them to the point that I was fixing them with duct tape. With the help of my multi-lengual TAMS friends, I wrote "I love you" in about a dozen language on their sides. I then decided on green high-tops to help me every St. Paddy's day. My last pair were gray low-tops. I can't tell you anything about any other shoes I have worn (except my first pair of cowboy boots) because none of them were special . . . except the Chucks.

I think my love of Chucks started with my sister, Monica. Being the stereotypical little sister, I had a tendency to like what my older siblings liked. I feel like Monica was always wearing Chucks so, of course, little kid Clare wanted Chucks as well. (My love of the color purple probably started with the fact that Monica's room was purple) I ended up liking them for the style and being able to easily find my size. No one wants to carry women's size 10.5 but men's size 8 is easy!

Fast forward to a about a week ago. I found out that Journey's had a special pair of Chucks. I needed them. On Sunday, I ordered them. Today, they arrived. I'M FUCKING ECSTATIC WITH THESE SHOES!

THEY ARE PURPLE AND THEY SPARKLE AND I AM SO STUPIDLY HAPPY WITH THESE DAMN SHOES. I WANT TO WEAR THEM EVERY DAMN DAY.

No joke, it put a smile on my face when I first put them on. Every single one of my students and co-workers can laugh at me for wearing these shoes and I will not care. This little thing makes me happy and that's what counts. So remember, every now and then do something that makes you stupidly happy. If possible, then find someone who shares your excitement about it. (Hi, Jo and Monica!)

-Clare G. S.