Yesterday, I had a meltdown.
It wasn’t over one thing; it was a collection of all that small stuff that you’re ‘not supposed to sweat.’
You know…like the umpteenth day of rain. Or a sore knee that hurts more the second week than it did the first. Or yet another delayed flight because of that same darn rain.
And lady cramps. (Sorry — too much information.)
Suffice it to say, it was a challenging day. But I finally muddled through and made to my hotel. And much later, when I was snug in bed, watching “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” — because my early morning flight had been canceled by the airline (more small stuff) — I relaxed by playing my Raindrop Melody Maker.
You heard me right.
Nothing makes the blues go away faster than music you create with computer-simulated raindrops. What fun! What whimsy!
What a load of water.
Give it a go. You just might find it relaxing.
Have a nice day.
Snow days
By the time many of you read this, I will be back home in New York City.*
In my case, I was snowed out of NYC; my flight home Monday was canceled and today — four days later — is my first opportunity to wing my way back home.
It’s my longest layover to date.
But I was one of the lucky ones. I didn’t sit in an airport for days, waiting for the next available flight. I didn’t have to bed down in some cheap airport hotel and watch snowy basic cable. I didn’t even go to the airport the day my flight was nixed.
I simply kept on driving and started Christmas Vacation Part Deux.
Thanks to my sister Lou and brother-in-law Chuck, I was able to hitch a ride to Kansas City and spend a few days visiting my old stomping grounds.
I ate at favorite restaurants. Did some shopping. Saw some movies. In other words, I wasn’t productive at all. No office organization, tax preparation, or housecleaning could be completed from afar. Instead, I took a real vacation following the hustle-and-bustle of my initial trip home for Christmas.
On Facebook, I reported this turn of events as ‘making lemonade.’ While some mistook this as new code for ‘using the bathroom,’ I was turning a trip FAIL into a big trip bonus.
Now, to tackle mailmageddon waiting for me at home…
* It is sleeting/snowing this morning in Kansas City. Crossed fingers…
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