Today was one of those days where nothing terrible has happened, yet a bunch of little things refused to go right. It all added up to some seriously glazed over eyeballs by the end of the day and a feeling of treading water - on what could have been an amazingly productive day in a nearly empty office. Frustrating and tiring.
I'm working on keeping perspective though - and it's honestly not that hard at the moment, considering one of my Dad's oldest friend's brother (and also great friend) passed away after a brief bout with cancer. About the same age, with daughters about the same age, and about the same wonderful personality and demeanor. Much better plumbing skills. Just one of the good ones, you know?
So when all these little things pile up and frustrate me and make me wish I could crawl into bed, I'm reminding myself that I'm lucky to have the day, have the chance to BE frustrated, and have the wonderful family and friends to shake me out of the funk. And that there are SO many things in life that don't matter but we wind up spending absurd amounts of energy thinking about them - far more than necessary.
And to kick back at the universe for giving me a bunch of little annoyances, I'm going to try to attack a few tonight. Starting first with the utterly neglected apartment building hallway. Which will hopefully lead into my utterly neglected kitchen. And maybe some dinner. And definitely a drink. In honor of Ted, and all the little things (good and bad) I'm damn lucky to feel, and all the GREAT things I'm lucky to have.
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