31 for 21 challenge - day 5...picking out the positive

some days just plain suck. 

now - it could be because of things YOU did

....like have 3 cups of coffee before bed

....which caused you to wake up at 3am fully alert

....and made the idea of watching an episode of boardwalk empire sound like a good one

....until 4am came 

....at which point you settle into a deep, restless sleep

....filled with totally bizarre dreams  

....and wake at 6:30 groggy and grumpy and with some strange painful pulled muscle in your upper shoulder

OR

it could be because of things SOMEONE else did

...which quite frankly isn't really a legitimate reason to have a sucky day

because if you didn't do the above things

you really wouldn't be crabby

and therefore you would be more understanding of others

and of things they've done

and things they haven't done

and things they've said

and things they haven't said.........

SO

 i was just about to send an email to my friends - giving them a rundown of some more ways my day totally sucked and i decided

NO

i wouldn't do that.

i mean really - who wants to hear me whine?

  i know i don't want to hear it. 

and quite frankly what's it gonna accomplish?

THEN

i decided i was going to force myself to find a positive in my dreary, cold, rain-filled day.

and here it is.......

coming home to the smell of burning wood

in our fireplace
 in the kitchen

the first fire of the season...........

and no - we didn't roast marshmallows

(its an old picture - well what did you expect with the day i had?)

in fact - there wasn't anyone around to roast marshmallows
everyone had kinda scattered and went their separate ways

and left me alone

with the fire

and my computer

and time to ponder

and to pick out the positive

insert contented SIGH.......

now THAT is an email i look forward to writing........