Viewing my shared room. New Type of Bed Sheets. Enchilada: How do you not drink alcohol?
May 4, 2023. This afternoon, my room was visited by a law student. Shortly after, the nurse was supposed to come. Hanna and Claudia were in the kitchen while I lay in bed, contemplating the effects of the wealth affirmation after listening to it: "Crazy how I now wake up much earlier and waste less time. The affirmation has such a strong impact on me..."
The doorbell rang. Shortly after, I heard voices from the hallway. It was probably the interested person who wanted to view my room. I quickly got up, made the bed neatly, and sat down at the table with my laptop. Someone knocked on my room door.
"Sasha? Can we come in?" I heard Hanna from behind the door.
"Yes, sure, come in," I replied, stood up from the chair, and turned to the door. Claudia, Hanna, and the interested person came in.
"Hello, I'm Alexander," I approached the brunette interested person and introduced myself.
"Rebecca. Nice to meet you," she shook my hand as I looked into her warm, brown eyes.
"So, this would be your room," Hanna said.
"Wow, the room is quite big," Rebecca replied, looking around the room. "Are you almost moved in?" she continued, smiling at me.
"No, not yet. This is all I own," I replied.
"Sasha is a minimalist," Hanna continued.
It was the first time someone referred to me as a minimalist. That made me grin.
"Oh, cool. I couldn't do that without a proper bed," Rebecca commented.
"I thought the same at the beginning. But apparently, I could, as you can see. It's a matter of habit," I explained.
After they had viewed my room, the three went to the kitchen to get to know each other better. I stayed in the room and lay back in bed.
"Her rolling 'R' is so cute. And her freckles..." I thought with a grin on my face. After a brief daydream about Rebecca, I turned my attention to the white fitted sheet I was lying on.
"It's way too big for my bed. I could replace it with a black bedsheet," I thought and stood up to look at it from above.
"Yes, black would be even better, as black bedding is better for sleep," the thought buzzed in my head.
Without hesitation, I said goodbye to the three in the kitchen and went to a fabric store on Schillerstraße, where I bought two black fabrics in my bed size.
When I returned home, Rebecca was already gone. I threw the two bed sheets into the machine for a quick wash and neatly placed the white bed sheets in the corner on the floor.
"There. I'll take these back to Borsum next time," I whispered. "Wait a minute... I still have two small white towels in the bathroom," I thought and ran to the bathroom to grab the two towels, which I exclusively used for hands, and brought them into my room.
"These can go too," I decided, thinking about my other two microfiber towels that I used for the body. I could also dry my hands with them.
Out of sheer curiosity, I removed the mattress topper from my foam mattress. I lay down.
"Mmm, no. Somehow it's too firm."
I placed the mattress topper back on the bed.
As I lay in bed doing nothing, a brilliant idea suddenly struck me: What if I only had colored laundry? Then I wouldn't need regular laundry detergent anymore and would never have to sort my laundry into colored and white loads. I was so excited about the idea that I jumped out of bed and looked at my wardrobe again.
To realize this idea, I had to minimize my five white T-shirts or replace them with black ones. I pulled out the white T-shirts along with the hangers and looked again at my clothes rack. There were only five black T-shirts hanging.
"Let's give it a try... if the T-shirts aren't enough, I can always quickly run into town and buy some," I thought.
I neatly folded the five T-shirts together, grabbed a yellow bag from the kitchen, and placed them inside. I also put the five empty hangers into the bag. I poured my regular laundry detergent into Claudia's huge XXL detergent container.
"Great, I can take this to the textile recycling bin tomorrow," I whispered, referring to the prepared yellow bag.
It was already afternoon, I quickly cooked some pasta. After eating, I went to the bathroom to prepare for the evening. I trimmed my beard with the hair clippers Tobi had given me during the Corona period. Then I removed the 12 mm attachment and tried something completely new: Instead of lathering my neck and then shaving, I trimmed the hair on my neck as short as possible with the hair clippers. I was so satisfied with the result that I almost decided to throw away my razor.
In the evening, I made my way to the Enchilada. Hanna had invited me and my new buddy Nico to cocktail dice. Melanie, a friend of hers, and her boyfriend Sebastian were also there. Nico had also brought his best friend Tobi. Additionally, a new acquaintance of Hanna's from the club joined us.
After everyone had rolled their cocktails, it was my turn. I took the two dice in my hand and rolled a five.
"I'll have the Coconut Kiss," I said to the waiting waitress next to me.
"What? Coconut Kiss? But that's alcohol-free," Nico wondered, sitting to my right.
"Yes, that's intentional. I don't drink alcohol anymore," I replied.
There was a brief silence.
"Wait, you don't drink alcohol anymore?!" Hanna reacted with surprise. She was sitting opposite me, staring at me with her mouth open.
"Yes, I've decided never to drink alcohol again," I explained.
"Not even at parties?" Sebastian, who was sitting to my left, asked.
"Exactly, not even at parties."
"Not even a shandy?" Nico continued to inquire.
"Yes, exactly. Not even a shandy. I really don't drink any alcohol," I emphasized.
"May I ask why?" Tobi, sitting next to Nico, asked.
"I'm just trying to improve a little every day, and health is part of it. I can certainly use my brain cells for other things instead of losing them to alcohol," I explained.
It seemed like everyone had accepted my decision, and we spent the rest of the evening without further discussion - even when I ordered a cappuccino instead of a tequila sunrise in the second round.
Micro Change: I replaced my white fitted sheets with dark bed sheets, as dark colors are said to be relaxing and therefore better for sleep.
