disalarming | 7 Deadly Sins: Envy

I’m taking a leaf out of eemusings‘ book and doing the “7 Deadly Sins” meme. I’m not going to post these consecutively; they’ll pop up every now and then as I please (read: when I have a steady Internet connection).

Day 2: Envy. Seven things I lack and covet.

1. More free time
I never seem to have any free time these days. I have always have sixty million things to do and not enough time to do them. It’s not only stressful, but I also can’t do anything to the best of my ability, which is a huge pet peeve of mine.

2. Longer legs
I’m pretty average height, but I’d love to be taller. It’s always been a wish of mine. I wear heels a lot (except not in China), but still… being naturally tall would be wonderful.

3. Musicality
I have zero musical capabilities. When going to KTV with my friends, I’ve been told I can sing, but I’ve always been told that I can’t. That, combined with the fact that my friend told me I sang one song on pitch when another friend didn’t and I didn’t even know how to identify what pitch was all amount to the fact that I am not at all musically inclined. I do wish I were, though.

4. The ability to run (properly)
I always hyperventilate when I run. I’ve never quite figured out why, though. The best I’ve got is that I’m not asthmatic. I guess I just have weak lungs or something when it comes to running. I think that if I were able to run and not feel like death from my lungs panicking, I would really enjoy it.

5. A round-the-world plane ticket
I am an avid traveler. I know I am incredibly fortunate to have been to all the places I have been and to have all the travel opportunities I have had, but there are always more places to go visit, more places to go see. A round-the-world plane ticket would be to die for.

6. Better skin
I don’t necessarily mean this in the sense of acne-prone skin (which I have grown out of since my preteens, thank God). But my skin is extremely sensitive and it’s a huge pain. Shaving irritates my skin, as does ordinary creams and lotions. I can only use one special kind of sunscreen because it makes my skin break out in hives. It sucks, and it’s a huge pain, especially when traveling.

7. More savings
But doesn’t everyone envy those that have this…

Full list of days below the cut.

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