What do you do when things aren’t going your way? When it feels like the entire world is weighing down on your chest? Do you try to fix the problem or wait it out? VALLEY is here to help by introducing you to the Messy Bun Theory.
Getting Ready
Picture this: you are in the bathroom of your apartment, scrambling to get ready for class and leave on time. Today is a hoodie and sweatpants kind of day, but you want to make it cute. You put on your favorite sweat set and pair it with some jewelry. You decide to put on a little bit of lip gloss and mascara to brighten up your look. For the hair? Today is a messy bun kind of day.
You don’t have all the time in the world, so you decide to throw it up. Except … this messy bun is messy. Too messy. So you try again. Wait, now it’s too … perfect? You think to yourself, “What is happening? I just wanted a plain old messy bun.”
After the twentieth try, you still cannot get it. It seems that the more you try, the increasingly worse it gets. Frustrated and rushed, you slam your hairbrush on the bathroom counter and rush out of the house, devoid of a messy bun.
Throughout Your Day
Once you leave your apartment, you go grab some coffee and then head to class. After that, you go to the library to study for a little bit before your next class. The library is quite warm, so you decide to put your hair up to cool down and get it out of your face while you’re typing away on your computer.
And would you look at that … you just made the perfect messy bun without even trying.
Now Introducing: The Messy Bun Theory
Similar to the days when you are trying to get your hair in the perfect messy bun but can’t, only to find that you can do it perfectly later when you aren’t trying, sometimes life can feel like this too. When you have about a million things to do and are trying to scramble and get everything done, stuff piles up. It piles up fast; you get overwhelmed and nothing seems to be going your way. Later on, when you take the time to step back and relax, everything falls into place.
Let the Messy Bun Theory ring true when you find yourself overwhelmed throughout life. Instead of trying to get it right, take a step back. Slow down. Relax. Come back at it later with a fresh perspective. Only then will you recognize the bigger picture and be confident to make sound decisions that align with your character and goals.
Do you ever struggle with added stress? How can you apply the Messy Bun Theory to your life? Let us know @VALLEYmag on X!
