I'll be honest with you - this is my second draft of today's post. My first one was originally entitled 'Sod's Law' and essentially consisted of me moaning about how unfair my life was because I haven't had the most sparkly Christmas in the world and that our shower has decided to stop working THE DAY OF MY NEW YEAR PARTY. I banged it out on the keyboard not long after waking up and hearing the news about our blocked pipes, and so I wasn't in the greatest of moods.
After being assured that the party was still on and I'd just have to wash my hair in the downstairs sink (that'll be fun.....), I reread my first draft and felt a bit of a pang..
We all like to think we are intelligent, level-headed and self-aware people that positively STRIVE to do our bit for charity and realise how lucky we are and how much we have. I definitely counted myself as one of these noble people, as I'm sure many of us do.
And yet look what I nearly did - posting an inane tantrum online for the world to see!
Why on earth do I believe that I have the right to complain about these little mishaps when there are so many out there, maybe even those who are reading this, who struggle with so much more? They would be disgusted if they had read my first draft!
First world problems are essentially the obstacles we privileged citizens in a developed country face. It's not my intention to depress you or make you feel guilty about all the money you've spent on alcohol for tonight instead of giving it to charity or something on New Year's Eve, so instead I will leave you with some amusing links where you can read the problems of other First Worldians who, I assure you, are far richer than me and have decided to post some wonderful examples of so-called 'First World Problems'.
http://first-world-problems.com/archive
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/first-world-problems
http://www.reddit.com/r/firstworldproblems/
I wish all of you a very happy New Year and a good night tonight! As a slightly embarrassing (because it makes me look even worse) afterthought, I feel compelled to add here that in the time it has taken me to write this blog and edit it............my dad has.........unblocked the pipes. So I guess that means I don't have to wash my hair in the downstairs sink! I shall never take my shower for granted again.
Happy New Year, everyone!
After being assured that the party was still on and I'd just have to wash my hair in the downstairs sink (that'll be fun.....), I reread my first draft and felt a bit of a pang..
We all like to think we are intelligent, level-headed and self-aware people that positively STRIVE to do our bit for charity and realise how lucky we are and how much we have. I definitely counted myself as one of these noble people, as I'm sure many of us do.
And yet look what I nearly did - posting an inane tantrum online for the world to see!
Why on earth do I believe that I have the right to complain about these little mishaps when there are so many out there, maybe even those who are reading this, who struggle with so much more? They would be disgusted if they had read my first draft!
First world problems are essentially the obstacles we privileged citizens in a developed country face. It's not my intention to depress you or make you feel guilty about all the money you've spent on alcohol for tonight instead of giving it to charity or something on New Year's Eve, so instead I will leave you with some amusing links where you can read the problems of other First Worldians who, I assure you, are far richer than me and have decided to post some wonderful examples of so-called 'First World Problems'.
http://first-world-problems.com/archive
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/first-world-problems
http://www.reddit.com/r/firstworldproblems/
I wish all of you a very happy New Year and a good night tonight! As a slightly embarrassing (because it makes me look even worse) afterthought, I feel compelled to add here that in the time it has taken me to write this blog and edit it............my dad has.........unblocked the pipes. So I guess that means I don't have to wash my hair in the downstairs sink! I shall never take my shower for granted again.
Happy New Year, everyone!