saying Y E S to O M G

recently, i have become affectionately (i hope) known as what we like to call, omg girl. although not present for her debut, i have heard the story from multiple povs. and trust me, we all know omg girl. and before you get all self righteous on me, weve all probably been omg girl. the best definition i can come up with is this: omg girl spends a good portion of her night with drink of choice (in my case, its vodka. or crown, if i can get my hands on it. were very close). she is usually dancing, floating, chatting up total strangers, and generally living the dream. sounds good so far right? who wouldnt want to be omg girl? well heres where her night goes downhill. said drink starts to set in. the night is rounding off. omg girl is deep in conversation with boy of choice (usually this is a repeat performance. shes been here before, we all know how it ends). omg girl goes home with above boy. fast forward to her morning... she wakes up. OHHHH EMMMM GEEEE. cmon now ladies, dont act like this is foreign to you.

this is where things get tricky. omg girl doesnt necessarily regret what shes done. shes a free, single woman - in my scenario, for the first time in a long time. she is an adult making decisions based on what she wants instead of worrying more about what he wants - again, for the first time in a long time. theres nothing wrong with that. no, what omg girl regrets is the fact that she doesnt regret. confused? honestly, omg girl is probably fine. brush her shoulders off and let her get back to sunday. but so many things tell her she should feel bad. she should question her life. she should wonder omg what did i do? and so many more things tell her to ask omg what now? what happens next? omg omg omg. and thats where the panic of omg girl sets in. she feels guilty for something she shouldnt. she doesnt celebrate her freedom because of this feeling. she kind of moves on with her life but its still nagging there.

omg girl is no different than "why did i recycle" girl or "i think i left my clutch at the bar" girl or "i have mysterious bruises" girl or "never drinking jager again" girl. shes our friend. shes our sister. shes our exes new girlfriend. shes our cousin. shes our arch enemy. weve all been her. this is normalcy. the only people these girls have to explain themselves to are not worth the time it takes. i plan to get into some of my resolutions (or more so, hopes and ideas) for the new year. but for now, id like to say that i dont mind being omg girl. shes having fun. harmless fun. and as long as the good times outweigh the bad, omg girl can stay. i need to stop feeling as though i need to have a reason for everything. using one of the "most overused phrases of 2009" to go out with a bang - it is what it is. as long as im committed to enjoying myself and moving on from my breakup completely, i can be omg girl. and by the looks of this summer, i predict omg girl is here to stay.