My Small Things

I had a very rough day today and even though I got up at 8:15 in the morning, it did not turn rough until 5 pm-ish. I went to work as usual and noticed that I was not working as hard as I normally do but did not really care, I only had to mail some recruitment letters and then make new tabs for file folders! (My life is extremely exciting by the way.) After work I was taking a girl that I baby-sit for to dance to help out her mom. I got to the house and that is when things started to turn sour. I showed up right on time and when I found out she wasn't ready things got semi-stressful because some how she lost her shoes and still had to put her leotard on and I had to figure out a way to get her there on the one gallon of gas I had left in my car. Terrified that we were going to be late and run out of gas I got her there on time and planned how I was going to find a bank that would accept my card without charging me so I could get money well, my day brightened when on our way home a local grocer had my bank and they had gas! I was extremely excited. Even though my day did get a little worse I decided not to complain too much because I have had worser days. Just because I did not get to do what I wanted to doesn't mean it was a bad day at all. The reason is because of all the small things that happened to me today. The first thing that happened was that my dad and I had a small e-mail convo and it was nice, nothing serious, he just answered a question for me. The second thing that happened to me was when I was with the girl I baby-sit for. I use to watch her and her twin sister during the summer, however this summer I am not doing that and I still cannot decide if that was a good or bad choice. I really miss them a lot and they miss me too and they always love to see me, as do I for them. So we are driving in the car on our way home, just chatting about anything and everything. She is really nervous because her recital is this coming weekend and it is her very first one ever. When we get to her house I eat dinner with them and then head out to finish off my day. However before I leave I get the hugs and the kisses and then the when are you coming back. That is what makes me smile because even though I am not a part of their family, they make me feel that way and I love them like they are my neices. I tell her when I will return and we smile get more kisses and hugs and I leave. She is one person in my life that when I think about can make me smile, even on really sad day. The next small thing that happened to me was as I was driving to see my g'ma (this is my great-grandmother) my aunt calls me and tells me a quirky little fact that she knew I would enjoy and I did! She did not have to tell because it is kind of a meaningless fact but she knew that I would appreciate it very much and I did. So whether or not your day is going bad, look at the small things that happen during the day and see why they happened. My schedule for the day was busy: work, run to dance, into town to see g'ma, baseball game but I was not able to go to the baseball game because I got stuck (using loosely) at my g'mas and was unable to go. But that was a small thing because it was telling me to slow down and relax. I live a very very busy life, and I am a people pleaser so I tell everyone yes and I mean yes to everyone. The past two years I have been able to say no, however this summer that is not the case and I feel like I am running around with my head cut off most of the time. But the small things make me calm and relaxed and help me look forward for the next day to come. So whatever your small thing is during your day, enjoy it. :)