Rinse & Repeat

Hello, my name is Reuben.

I'm one of the billion people around the world who live a rinse and repeat life.

On Mondays I wake up, go to work, come home, watch Netflix, then go to sleep.
On Tuesdays I wake up, go to work, come home, watch Netflix, then go to sleep.
On Wednesdays I wake up, go to work, come home, watch Netflix, then go to sleep.

Eventually my days start blurring together and it's hard for me to remember why I'm doing it all in the first place.

This blog is going to serve as an outlet for me to break the cycle and remind myself that life exists outside of rinse and repeat.

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