A Crappy Day Considered in a Different Light

posted 20th July 2009    Written by: Robyn    CATEGORY: All Posts, Quarterlife Crisis, Robyn, Season 1

The weather is gorgeous here in Chicago–finally.  I had a great weekend–Some time at the beach, some time with good friends, some time to relax–All the necessary requirements for a great weekend.

I could stand going to work during the freezing winter and during the rainy spring, because I wasn’t distracted by other things I could be doing.  Now that the sun is shining and baseball season is in full swing… I’m having issues motivating myself to get to work.  And Mondays are the worst!

However, today I decided to change the way I look at things.

I’m far from being a miserable, pessimistic person, but sometimes I do find myself getting caught up in the “Why me?!?!” questions that everyone encounters at some point.  Every once in a while I will have one of those days where nothing goes my way, and I reach the point where I say, “Bring it on… I mean seriously…. what’s next?  What else could go wrong?  Why is the world out to get me today?”

So here is my crappy day considered in a different light:

I wake up and go through my morning routine, all while the coffee is brewing.  I grab my purse and pour myself a coffee to-go… and realize I’m out of milk.  I can’t drink black coffee, yet I can’t start my day without coffee.  Perfect opportunity to be slightly irritated.  Also… possibly the perfect excuse to have ice cream for breakfast. A spoonful of vanilla in my coffee cup cools it off to drinking temperature and takes out the bitter black taste right away.  I’m on my way out the door!

I miss my bus by 10 seconds.  Me?  Irritated?  No way.  I’m amused that the only reason I am 10 seconds late is because I stopped to pet a cute new puppy my neighbor adopted.  I get over it and enjoy more time outdoors in the fresh air with the sun shining down on me.

When I do catch a bus, I end up sitting in the only seat left–the one next to the spot that drips who-knows-what from the ceiling.  Every time the bus turns a corner I get a drop on my head.  Irritated?  Nope.  I’m delighted that I’m not one of the people standing up, scrambling for something to hold on to each time the bus driver slams on the breaks and switches lanes.  And the drip looks just like water…

I get to work and my boss asks me to do the most worthless, mindless task.  What amazes me is that she has a way of asking me to do this crap work as if she is presenting me with a great opportunity.

“Robyn, I know you’re busy, but we just got results for 2nd quarter in!  How much would you like to be the one who gets to analyze the results compared to last quarter?!”

Yay!  I tell her I’m thrilled to do it! Okay… my positivity ends there, but good effort right?

Even though my job is what has been weighing on me lately, I still have a positive outlook.  I just know there is something better out there, and I’m full of all the right ideas.  Now I just need to take the chances necessary to do something that makes me happy–something that makes me want to get to work each day…

Maybe something that doesn’t feel so much like work.

photo credit: audioeric

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2 Responses to “A Crappy Day Considered in a Different Light”

  • Lacey Lybecker Says:
    July 20th, 2009 at 10:11 pm

    I hear you! I bring my bright teal colored coffee mug to work everyday and it brings me the most random comfort. When work gets me down… I stare at that silly bright coffee mug. Not sure why it works so well… but it’s one bright shiny spot in the middle of a crappy day.

  • Molly Hoyne Says:
    July 21st, 2009 at 8:42 am

    Though we can’t change events that occur, we can change our reactions to them … Sometimes a hard credo to remember, but one that you seem to have a handle on Robyn!

    @lacey Fabulous idea. I have this silly little tub of tiger balm from Thailand that I crack open & take a whiff of when I need a little pick me up! Creature comforts all the way!

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