If you were to ask me who in this world annoys me the most, it would be myself. I annoy the heck out of myself. Sometimes I have to slap the jeebies out of me just so I can have some peace and quiet. I tell myself, “Slow down. Relax. I got this.” Then I answer back, “Am I crazy? I don’t got this. Because I’ve gone through this before doesn’t mean I’ll get through it now.” When I’m positive, I could be so negative. It’s so annoying. One day, I wore this beautiful dress and I looked so gorgeous. I thought to myself, “Wow, I look pretty.” Then in the back of my mind, I stab myself and say, “I’m alright. I could be better if it wasn’t for that facial blemish.” Then I feel like the ugliest girl in the world. Thanks. Could I be a little more blunt? I can’t believe I have to live with myself. But I’ve concocted a plan. I don’t listen to myself all the time. I change everything negative I say to something beautiful. I also exaggerate the positives by building on them. For example, if I have a dilemma, I definitely don’t listen to what I have to say. “This is serious, Lizzy. How could you think you could survive this situation? Imagine what people would think,” I say to myself. So I retort, “Shut up. I got this. Don’t ask me how. Don’t ask me now. I just do. I’m Lizzle, and I sizzle, baby. You don’t know me, like I do.” Yup, I say that even though I have no idea what I’m going to do about the situation. All I know is that I will live, and I will get through it. There will always be people that love me, regardless. Oh and this is my favorite example. On those days that I feel good about the way I look and the witch in me says, “You’re not exactly perfect.” I tell myself, “Hey, girl, that blemish could be covered. Even if it’s not, hey, look at these lips, baby. Look at these curves. Look at my eyes. Look at my heart. That’s the most important. My loving heart makes me beautiful. And you right now are tainting my heart.” Yup, that shut me up. Sometimes, I got to scold myself; but most of the time, I encourage myself. I’m starting to get better and not annoy myself too much. We’ve been having a good relationship for quite awhile now. If we ever fight, it’s because I’m telling myself to be more humble because we both recognize a lot of our blessings. So that’s how I roll with myself. Me and my crazy self.