The Beginning

Today didn't go as planned. I was supposed to wake up early, but my phone died at some point during the night. My alarm didn't go off and I didn't get my "Good morning girlies" text from my mom or my sister to wake me from my slumber. I woke up late and was in a rush to make up for the lost time. I managed to get my daughter and myself out of the house without being terribly off track. To me, that was a win.

On my way to work, my truck made a startling sound and I began to see a repetitive shadow out of my driver's side front window. It seemed that the seal around my windshield had come undone and was flopping in the wind as I sped into work. I figured that wasn't such a big deal and I'd add the repair to tomorrow's agenda. Too much to do today. Although I arrived at work a bit late, I was pleasantly surprised when I opened my email and found that no major crises had developed overnight and no one was on the warpath this morning. Another win.

I got settled in at work and was enjoying my iced coffee and oatmeal when I got an instant message that really changed the momentum of my day. A friend asked if I was free for lunch...and I was. We agreed to go to the best little hole in the wall in just a few hours. I was really looking forward to this! I worked hard and counted down til it was time to go. See, the food at this place is SO GOOD and the conversations between me and this friend are always amazing. We catch up on family, life, work and everything in between, but what makes these conversations so special is that I always leave feeling inspired. Today's lunch did not disappoint. The food, the conversation and the sense of enlightenment were just all on point. There is nothing like consistency.

Over the course of the day, I was asked a question: Do you blog?
The answer was simple: No.
The longer version is: I've been curious about it. I've wanted to do it, but my thoughts are so jumbled that I don't know how to start. I don't know what to say. I feel like I have a common story and people don't want to hear my mess. The thing is though, as my friend pointed out, even if no one reads it, it's good to just get it out. And really the hardest part of most tasks is just getting started.

I started today with a To Do list and there aren't many things on that list that I can check off. Starting a blog definitely wasn't on that list in the beginning, but now it's done.

Today didn't go as planned, but for me, that's an ordinary day and I'm just fine with that.