I Normally Don't Like Mondays...

For all the same reasons everyone else doesn't like Mondays.  Back to work, back to alarm clocks, back to belonging to my boss instead of myself.  I did not have a great weekend.  I ended up babysitting my friend's son from Friday to Sunday and I was not prepared for it.  He's 12 and a great kid, but he was sick, and now I think Tiger is getting it.  Plus I just got over being sick.  I failed my algebra exam; I got a 36.  Awful.  Lost my cell phone.  And the thermostat on my car is about to die.

Last night, I was terribly upset by my first failing exam grade the entire time I've been at Herzing.  I'm so glad Mr. R was home; he completely empathized, rubbed my shoulders, brought me water and eventually made it ALL GO AWAY (ahem.)  By the time I fell asleep, I was not thinking about algebra anymore.  Mr. R's alarm set for 5am unfortunately woke me up before it woke him up (he went fishing with our pastor today.)  Oh, I have I mentioned that due to all the blizzards in the country, Mr. R hasn't worked in almost two weeks?  Yeah.  Glad he's home, not happy about the lack of money.  I got up this morning, turned on the computer, and almost dissolved into tears.  I just wasn't feeling it, you know?  And then, against my very will, I'M HAVING A GREAT DAY!

Oh yes, I know it's only lunch time, but every account I've touched has fallen neatly into place.  I'm going through accounts at a speed I haven't done in a while.  Doctor offices are returning my calls, every website is working properly.  I decided to do a McDonalds run for lunch; their credit card machine was broken so I got my meal for free!  I also had my mock interview today for my career class at Herzing; the instructor said I did a great job!  Then I remembered I'm due for an upgrade on my phone anyway, so I'm probably going to look into that once I get off the clock.  There's great music playing on the channel on cable (I listen to the music stations in the 400 channels during the day; no commercials, no reruns!), the school hasn't called me, and my hair is long enough for a (short) ponytail again.  Plus, no more headaches; my glasses are great and I'm thinking about returning for a second pair come income tax refund time.

I just have to thank God for today.  For taking a day I normally detest, and giving me a reason to smile.  For reminding me that I *am* good at my job!  For forcing me to count even small blessings like functional glasses and quilted toilet paper.  God is good, peeps!

Other things that rocked today:

• I remembered to pull meat out of the freezer at 7am, not 5pm.  Score!
• Mr. R left me coffee in the pot.
• We had plenty of milk for the kids cereal this morning.
• It is 72 outside.  I love Florida winters!
• My favorite bra was clean and waiting for me in my drawers.  Comfy boobs are happy boobs!
• I had a doctor office call me "young lady" on the phone.  That cracks me up.
• My fax wasn't working this morning, but I managed to fix it very quickly, and without calling anyone to help!
• I'm getting a bonus in February; it is based on yearly income and mine should be in the $500-$600 range.  I plan to do a major grocery shop with it.  I have recently become sort of obsessed with food storage, and I'm trying to get a 1 month supply of groceries in the house at all times.  Harder than you think with 5 people.
• Mr. R complimented me on my coupon usage.  He went shopping without me and couldn't figure out how to do it.  Next time, we can go together and I'll teach him.
• I got an A on my resume; I haven't written one in ten years and I think I did a pretty fabu job!