My morning started off great! My son was awake and happy, my husband getting ready for work, and I climbed out of bed to make my coffee because today was going to be busy! I needed to clean, grocery shop and I was looking forward to Barre class and lifting legs. I had also planned to help a friend move furniture and cuddle her new baby ... as I said busy, but that's life right? And what is life if we aren't living?!?
Coffee was brewing and I open the fridge for creamer .... and was met with an unpleasant 56 degrees!!! Sometime in the night my fridge had died and everything in it was warm. Thank God for coffee ... I took a sip and started emptying my fridge into the trash. Not without thinking bad thoughts, being annoyed that the repair place didn't answer the phone until 9 am and it was barely 7 am, but life could be worse ... in fact somewhere, for someone life is much worse. At some point today my fridge will either be fixed, or I will need a new one. So I decided to move on with my day with a smile.
First stop this morning was Barre class. This would be my second time returning and I was meeting my friend Kisa. I buckled Lincoln into the car, we both had our sunglasses on and off to class we headed. Five minutes from my house, my 2011 SUV flashed warning signs, engine light came on and I lost all power, on a very busy road. Thankfully I was able to find my hazard lights, pull off and regroup. I called my class and cancelled my spot in case someone else was on the wait list. Then I called my husband -- who still hasn't answered (insert laughter with annoyed eye roll). Next I called the repair shop. They can fit my vehicle in at 1:30 today, I'll take it!
At this point, I was no longer smiling. I was feeling sorry for myself, thinking how awful of a morning it has been. But as I write this I am laughing. Yes, my fridge died. Yes, my car needs repaired. Yes, I had to cancel Barre class, weight lifting and time with friends ... and yes I won't probably make the grocery store and even if I do I am dreading it because the few things on my list just turned into an entire new fridge full of everything ... BUT I am still happy because I know that my bad day off would be a good day to someone else.
Have you ever thought of that? I look at my sweet Lincoln and we go to therapy weekly, but some moms would die to take their kids to therapy, or see them run just once. My fridge full of bad food, is a huge bummer, but to someone who is hungry they would give anything for one meal, let alone a full fridge. A car is a luxury in some places. The world is full of sadness, and families have loved ones dying. Yes my morning hasn't been that great, and my day will be spent at the service shop for my car, and waiting on the fridge repair guy to show up after lunch which could mean 1 or 5 pm ... but I can still smile today because in life, these are minor details. I am human, so yes I am annoyed ... but somewhere, for someone life is much worse.