I even found myself in less than Mary Sunshine mode, which is positively criminal because my life is pretty close to perfect these days and I have no excuse for being anything less than thrilled with how things are going.
Fortunately the rational side of Em managed to convince the overemotional hormonal side to breathe deeply and relax before reacting. And that's a good thing because as I looked more closely at the situations that were getting me upset - it turns out that just about all of them were unintentional misunderstandings rather than intentional attempts to ruin my (insert your choice - afternoon/day/career/life).
The guy who cut me off had out of state tags and panicked when he thought he might miss his turn - the coworker who had let a vendor go unpaid which put my order on credit hold hadn't "let" anything happen - it turns out that no one had bothered to alert them that there was a problem. The friend who I was hoping would come over and help move the old hot tub out didn't show and didn't call, but that's because he was waiting for me to call him.....I did and we're all set for this weekend.
So my lesson to remember is that I should not take things personally - most less than pleasant experiences have nothing to do with me and everything to do with the other person.
All I can control is myself.....so I'm focusing on pleasant thoughts and actions....and let me share a few of them with you.
Isn't this star cool? It's 42 inches high...I bought one on clearance last year at Target and it is in my front window. The problem was that I actually have two windows side by side and there was no way to center this thing. For the heck of it, I went back to Target tonight and they had more of them - so now I have two giant snowflakes in my front window and they look great (I'll have to take a picture sometime).
I haven't done any Christmas shopping-the tree isn't up - no decorating done inside....I just wasn't feeling it - but I think that will come as soon as I start unpacking all of the holiday stuff....and I'm going to find time for that this weekend.
Kona coffee - real Kona, not that 10% blend stuff, is awesome. I opened the freezer to grab something and found some beans that I'd been given by a friend a few months ago...so I ground some and brewed myself an awesome cup of coffee. Of course caffeine after 8 pm I'l probably be up all night.
I posted a couple of days ago that I had finally finished painting my kitchen wainscoting . This is NOT my kitchen, but this is going to be my kitchen floor - believe it or not it is vinyl planks - and the color and size of the "fake oak" pieces are close enough to that of my real hardwood floors that it shouldn't be a noticable transition from the hall to the kitchen. I LOVE the idea of a wood floor for a kitchen, particularly with white cabinets but I prefer the feel and easy to clean aspects of vinyl, so it's perfect.
Recognize this place? It's Machu Picchu in Peru - and its been on my to do list for a long time. Since I'm not going to cruise Hawaii, I was considering taking a winter cruise....but then there was that surprise bonus award I got....and it looks like I can afford to make the trip this winter/spring. I thought about waiting until I got myself in good enough shape to hike the Inca trail...but realistically I hate going without showers and sleeping in tents ..so I don't think the experience will be ruined if I choose to take the train.
And this is the kicker.......apparently direct flights from Lima to Easter Island start in January....and a couple of travel agencies offer tours that include both. I've been wanting to go to Easter Island ever since I read Kon Tiki - the story of Thor Heyerdahl's attempt to prove that Polynesia was first inhabited by ancient mariners who made the crossing from South America in primative rafts
Next week I'll be making some phone calls to see if I can pull this adventure off.
I was chatting with one of my friends tonight (she's been quite ill so I was glad to see her online). Anyhow, without divulging anything too personal, her doctor feels that what she has isn't curable. I told her, incurable means chronic - she'll probably have this disease for the rest of her life. But incurable doesn't mean that they have given up treating her symptoms or that they will stop trying to get her as healthy as they can.
Life doesn't come with guarantees....and athough I believe that we all need to be responsible and plan for the future.....I also would hate to be that ant that worked hard all its life and then got stepped on before he got the chance to enjoy what he'd accumulated...especially since the grasshoppers would probably have jumped out of the way (at least that's how it seems to work in my yard - those darn ants are too singleminded to notice the foot heading for them......but have you ever tried to step on a grasshopper).
I think the Romans had the right idea.
"Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present." ~Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Wishing all of you a great weekend ahead....
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