Why I Bought a Carafe and a Box of Strawberries

Your bangs won't stay in place,

your kitchen sink smells like a foot, 

and all of your favorite dresses shrunk in the dryer. 

On weeks like this, 

weeks where tiny, strange problems abound, 

it's nice to have just one small thing
that makes you feel like you've got some part of your life together.

For me, this week, that small thing has been this:

I've been putting fruit in my water.

I'm not even sure what made me want to start doing this.

But I bought a carafe. 

I bought some mason jars.

I bought some fruit.

And I've just been giving my water a fruity essence.

The Internet tells me that this is called "infusing" your water.

Whatever, that sounds bougie, but I guess I'll go with it.

Infusing my water makes me feel like I am at a spa and like I'm one of those people
who has been to a spa enough times to be able to say that with authority.

While I generally believe in the idea of living honestly --
that is, being open about the things in life that are less than stellar --
there is nothing dishonest about making choices that better your situation.

For me, I made the choice to put fruit in my water.
On some level, it makes me feel like a better person.
It gives me a funny joy that probably only makes sense in my mind.
It gives me control --
not the kind of control that will make me spiral into obsession or dictatorship,
but rather, the kind of control that reminds me
that it's okay to have very little under control.
Infused water gives me a sense of ownership during weeks
where I don't feel like I'm owning it.

Do you do this?
What are some small choices you make that give you a sense of ownership?