The morning didn't really start off that great despite the fact that I was in bed before 9 and wound up getting around 10 hours of sleep (which is fantastic since I'm just now getting home at 2:30 in the morning). I was immediately running late, my house was not kid-proofed, since I wasn't expecting a 5 year old and an 18 month old, just a 30 year old child. (ba dum ching) I forgot to put my pork roast in the crockpot until about 3 minutes before I was supposed to leave for my hair appointment. It just had all the makings of one huge cluster f#$%$^ of a day.
Turned out to be the complete opposite.
I was able to get my basement cleaned out, my hair cut, roast cooked, last minute picnic arranged, 4 hours or so of geocaching, and made it to Leanne's birthday party with time to spare.
Did I mention her party started at 9?
PM.
At night.
Yes, I'm serious.
I thought for sure that we would show up, say hello, have a drink, and head out. Yet, here I am...5 1/2 hours later, barely able to talk from all the singing. Needless to say, it was a blast. I got to see lots of friends that I hadn't seen in a while and we got to sing karaoke songs that Cliff would never, in a million years, let me play at the house. :)
However, several hours at Bernheim + several hours at a karaoke bar = super exhausted Jodi.
The geocaching wasn't a super success, we only found one cache, but the weather and the park were fantastic and we walked A LOT, so we got out workout in...even if I drank some of it back later tonight.
I guess it just continues to show me that, even if things don't go according to plan, it doesn't mean that the whole day needs to ruined. I think I'm getting better at the spontaneous aspect of life and just kind of going with the flow. Maybe one day I'll be as mellow as the hubby.
"Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them - that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like."
~Lao Tzu
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