It's 6:30 on Friday night and I just got home from the work day that almost never ended. My head hurts, my neck and shoulders are tight, and I have just breathed my first sigh of relief.
It started as a usual week day... hitting the snooze button for twenty minutes, struggling up from the warm embrace of my bed and the feel of deep peace. Prying my eyes open, I stepped in the shower and the day went immediately downhill. My razor broke, the water turned cold, and I was running late. (Have you ever tried to shave your legs with goose-bumps on them? Not a pleasant experience!) Somewhere between my clothes not fitting right (when did they shrink?) and my hair having its own agenda, I began to realize that today might not be all I had hoped for.
As I headed out the front door - some twenty minutes later than I should have - I caught a brief survey of my house. Dishes piled high, crumbs all over the counter, shoes scattered across the living room floor. Adding insult to injury, I realized that one of the dogs had eaten a pair of my hose AND left a gift by the back door. Could it get any better???
Let's try bumper to bumper traffic, lots of red lights, and stupid slow people who obviously had nowhere to go today!!!! (And, I am NOT on my period!)
Work did NOTHING to improve my disposition. Fearing that the entire day would be a wash, I half-heartedly made a promise to myself to "make this day better"... I forced a smile on my face while walking down my office hallway. (I pretended not to notice the pudgy image of myself in the window glass.) I paid no attention to annoying co-workers - in fact, I hummed quietly to myself, blocking out negative thoughts. I thought I might actually have a chance to overcome the bad start to my beloved Friday...
It was not to be. Crushing deadlines, staffing emergencies, grumpy bosses, and countless headache-inducing conversations later... I realized that I had no choice but to endure and count down the hours until it ended. The afternoon stretched into one long strip of frustration. Relief and happiness eluded me until 6:30...
Now, I'm home.
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