when i feel naughty robin
 
 

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Feeling naughty, for me, begins as a sensory rebellion. It is the urge to run my finger along a dusty shelf just to watch the streak. It is the desire to eat dessert before dinner, not out of hunger, but because the order of things feels too much like a cage. Yesterday, for example, I stood in front of the refrigerator with the door open for a full minute, letting the cold air spill out onto the kitchen floor. The thermostat clicked in protest. I smiled.

Do you remember the time I swapped the sugar for salt in the sugar bowl before your book club arrived? That was a peak moment. I hid behind the pantry door, watching Mrs. Abernathy take a sip of her tea, her eyes widening in horror, then confusion, then a forced, polite swallow. You were mortified. I was delighted. For five glorious seconds, the entire universe revolved around a single, harmless prank. Order collapsed, and chaos—silly, fizzy chaos—reigned. when i feel naughty robin

That is what I am offering when I feel naughty, Robin. Not anarchy, but a pause. A chance to be the bird, not the cage. So the next time you see me putting the toilet paper roll on the holder the wrong way, or adding a dash of hot sauce to the cookies, do not reach for the scolding. Reach for the spoon. Taste the chaos. After all, the rulebook never said you couldn’t have just a little fun with the margins. Feeling naughty, for me, begins as a sensory rebellion

That is the heart of it, Robin. The naughtiness is not malice. It is a small, private mutiny against efficiency. When I feel this way, I want to answer a serious question with a pun. I want to walk on the strip of grass that says “Keep Off.” I want to put a single ice cube into a glass of fine wine and watch it dilute the solemnity. Yesterday, for example, I stood in front of