Not unlike myself, our living room furniture is on the chunky side. Also, like me, it puts the omf in comfy. After I finally got the ex to vacate the last dwelling, eldest monkey asked if we could rearrange the living room. Slightly odd request for a two year old, but my monkeys and I are slightly odd.

So, I left the big ole wompin’ couch where it was and pulled the loveseat to the center of the room. Then, I pulled the chaise lounge thingie (which just sat in a corner usually as yeah, I’m not the hoity toity loungie thing type) up against the loveseat until it formed a ginormous square roughly the size of a queen size bed. We then all piled on it and snuggled down to watch The Muppet Movie. During the opening Rainbow Connection, the edlest one and I decided to name our new creation “The Island of Love.” It seemed quite fitting.

The Island of Love has since moved with us. Guests that visit for the first time look at us with a mixture of confusion and “wow, they really are kinda nuts” until they park their judgmental tushies on it and feel the love. I fear a day when it will have to be separated. No matter how crazy or rough our lives get, The Island of Love is our safe haven. It’s our fortress of fun, our wealth of woobiness, our sanctuary of snuggle, our lush landing of love.

And we, as you know, are all about the love.

woob ⋅ie /ˈwʊdi/ Show Spelled Pronunciation

  /ˈwʊdi/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [woobee] –noun, plural woob⋅ies

This is a phrase used often by me for decades now. It stems from the movie “Mr. Mom” wherein the little boy’s security blanket was referred to as his “woobie.” That which is considered woobie is a totally personal thing. It will vary gianormously. Essentially, it is as follows:

Something or someone that is sooooooooo comfy that it feels like a warm, safe hug.

A woobie could be a blanket, a sweater, I have “Red Woobie Slippers,” a person, hell even a cup of really good hojicha. If it makes ya feel squishy, it’s woobie. If you want to wrap yourself in it and snuggle down forever- woobie. If the mere thought of it makes you smile and sigh- woobie.

It is important to note that while they say that matters of the heart bring about the harshest karmic payback, I firmly believe that stealing another person’s woobie will bring about a karmic bitch slap of equal or greater proportion.

Everyone needs some woobage in their life.

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