It's amazing how little things can literally make or break your day. I started off this morning dead tired. I almost overslept. That could have been REALLY bad. I decided to wear these awful dress pants that don't really fit (in more ways than one) and consciously broke my rule of never wearing heels on a day when I have to go to school.
In the car on the way to work I realized two things. 1. I forgot to grab breakfast as I ran out the door (I usually eat a FiberOne bar on break around 10:30 as I don't have time to sit down with a bowl of cereal anymore) and 2. I forgot to put on mascara. I put on eyeliner, 3 shade eye-intense shadow, but no mascara.
I got to work and spent most of the morning sorting flashcards. That part wasn't so bad. Actually work itself wasn't so bad, kinda fun really. I ran to McDonalds on break and grabbed "brunch" -- a meal that would be both my breakfast AND lunch ... unfortunately. Did I mention I was exhausted all morning?
I pulled into a spot on campus, with the trapped heat warming me in my car, all I wanted to do was recline my seat and fall into a deep sleep. But I decided to do the right thing and head to class. Without my large diet dr. pepper to sip on, I spent most of the class in a dreamlike state. I checked the weather to see if I could claim it as a reason not to stay for my night class. No luck. As I completed the work for my 4pm class, I schemed in my head ways to leave school early.
Arriving early at my next class, the last of two buttons popped off my awful dress pants. I collected it as my trophy for the day. Then everything changed.
It's amazing what having friends can do. Seriously. Three weeks ago, I probably would have stayed in my funk all night or found someway to head home (probably a faked illness or something), but due to an awesome classmate making me laugh all through my next class and well into my evening class, I managed to change my mood around. Dinner with more friends and a joint discussion on our crappy days actually gave me more energy and increased my spirits dramatically.
What was better was that we only had about an hour and 15 minutes of night class. We then headed off to hear a lecture from a current writer (whose name I currently forget). I laughed all through his amazing speech and left feeling as though I am a writer, even though I may not be published or pursuing a career in the subject. I like to write and do so on a regular basis, therefore I am a writer.
And what luck! I was headed to a Creative Writers meeting! =] It was the second meeting of a group of students trying to form an official club. I fit in perfectly and even was named Secretary of the newly founded group. Although it mainly consisted of technicalities, it was fun and a great time.
I came home and curled up at the foot of my parents' bed to talk to my mom for a bit before she called it a night. I then had a bowl of multigrain cheerios (my favorite cereal EVER!) and 2% milk which we never have which made me immensely happy because it just tastes better.
Now, here I am writing out my day and realizing I didn't do the end justice. Literally, my day totally flipped after my first class. I went from wishing I was curled up in a ball to having the time of my life. It's the combination of all the little things throughout your day that determine whether it was a success or not. How you handle them, well that's just up to you =].
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