Lies We Tell Ourselves in LA

Lies We Tell Ourselves in L.A.

• I can get to downtown in 30 min. 
• The traffic shouldn't be that bad, it's a Saturday.
• The 405 should be fine this time of day.
• I don't need to map it out ahead of time, I have an app.
• That accident should be cleaned up by the time we reach that freeway
• Parking wont be hard.
• Finding a street spot will save me money.
• I wont get a ticket for parking here.
• I'll be right back.
• My landlord will never know I have a puppy, he's so tiny.
• That priceless porcelain unicorn can sit on the top shelf, it's been forever since we've had a BIG earthquake.
• I'll just walk through Ikea for the air conditioned exercise and cheap meatballs, I wont buy anything.
• I can afford this book shelf.
• And this dinner out.
• And that improv. class.
• This weekend I'll drive to the beach.
• This weekend I'll do laundry.
• This weekend I'll catch up on sleep.
• I'm super woman, I can party hop to all four parties.
• I'll switch my license plate over to CA next month.
• I left with only 20 min. to go 8 miles, but it was traffic that made me late.
• $800 each is a really good deal for this apartment.