The Plush Life by Patience Yemisi

After getting this brilliant yet terrifying idea to start a blog I was like okay so what to name it? I thought about everything I wanted my blog to encompass: where I’ve come from, where I am and where I am going. When I think of all the people I follow, their blogs are truly a reflection of them and that’s what I wanted.

One of the first people I told my idea to was my best friend. In true best friend fashion she thought it was an amazing idea and pushed me to do it. I instantly in my head heard her saying “go best friend! Yasss!” and she began to brainstorm names with me. We started with trying to include my name then just the letter P. “What about Plush?” and it hit me. Now before I lose you come along with me for just a moment.

When you hear the word plush or see something that is plush, its something good more times than not. I thought of a plush robe, some type of plush material or in my case I’m physically a little plush lol, and contrary to popular belief its not so much of a bad thing. But I will get into that later. So once she said that word I went straight to google the definition. And just like that the words flew at me: soft, full, luxurious, rich, grand. Moslty associated with fabric or material, you know a plush item when you see one.

And that’s how the Plush Life was created. You probably wouldn’t think of the word plush typically to describe a lifestyle. No I am not rich, upscale or lavish by any means. Not to say I don’t like the finer things in life but honestly I am not currently in any way rich or upscale (I did say currently – just wait on it heehee). I would say that I am pretty down to earth and humble. But I do know that I want my life to be rich and full, lush but not only in the way of material things. But rich with experiences and learned lessons, full of good memories and even better people. I want to love so fully that my heart just wants to explode. And I don’t ever want to give up my soft gentleness to this cruel world no matter how many times it or others try to knock it out of me. I want the time that I spend on this earth to be plush, and I intend to make it so.