When things go wrong, reach for happy moments
Today was one of those days for me, the ones that you wish you could have stayed home all day, preferably in bed, not doing much of anything. But it was not meant to be. I had to finish payroll, meet to discuss 4 pending proposals, and finish getting ready for tomorrow's site visit. I had to go to work. And to make things work, the window replacement project at work has not been finished, so my office is a total mess, with my plants all over the place, my picture frames in little piles, and the whole office in total disarray. It was definitely not a good start to the day. By the time it was 5:00 p.m., and despite a delicious cup of cuban coffee, I was crushed. My energy was very low, and my emotions were threatening to betray me. Just a minor thing would have caused me to burst into tears. But there was still a fragment of sanity in me, and I came home determined to regain my balance. I lit up candles the minute I got in, and put a favorite CD on. Then I went to the kitchen and s...