10.10.10.

...yesterday, all my troubles seem so far away...


I wrote this hella long rant about my day yesterday at work and how annoyed I was with people. No one in particular. Just people. This rant got magically deleted and erased when my laptop"s battery was at 0%. A sign from heaven above to just gulp it down and not to let the little things bother me.

I read an article a while ago how to deal with problems. Are your problems able to be resolved in 10 minutes, 10 days, or 10 years. How will your choices affect you in the short term and long term? These are some questions you can ponder on when you get upset or a decision has to be made. So my rant was just a 10 minute problem. I shed that bad energy in my sleep and woke up in a much better frame of mind.

Everything happens for a reason, or so I believe. A small example of the domino effect of things happening because they are supposed to happen occurred this morning. :) My cell has been on low battery after leaving my charger at my brother's house which has led me to using it less to savor the last drops of battery life from it to text those important texts. At night I turn it off. Well, this morning I groggily looked through my curtains peeked through the blinds to figure out why a car alarm was going off. After not caring what was going on outside, I turned my cell on to hear the beep-beep of early morning texts I received. One was from one of my co-workers letting me know that I was scheduled to work a mid-shift today instead of my normal closing shift. I JUMPED up out of bed for the pure thought of leaving work at a decent time since I had closed the last two nights and was worn out. I was so pumped to go to work because I was motivated with the fact that tomorrow I have the day off to hang with some friends. Coffee was in order to celebrate! I bought some for my co-workers because I am thoughtful like that and everyone is happier after a cup of coffee! I wanted to spread my happiness through a warm, comforting cup of caffeine to get us through a lovely Monday. The day flew by consequently and I left at a decent hour with good intentions to go to the Ohio State Fair. I, however, had no one to go with believe it or not. Believe it. 10 minute problem, kind of.


I decided to turn my new Monday evening around by planning to eat a healthy dinner, workout, do laundry, and read. My dinner was nothing spectacular, really. Just some celery, peanut butter, grapes, organic yogurt, blueberries and granola. Eaten separately, mind you. My body is craving a detox and a change. Since I haven't worked out in a week, I am going to put myself back on track with the 30 day challenge that my friends and I did last month to eat healthier and exercise regularly. This is more of an immediate 10 day decision but I have high hopes for it to change me for the next 10 years.

The rut that I feel I am in will dissolve and shed away after I work out. The sweat that slowly travels down my body from moving and getting my heart pumping up makes me feel so alive that it reminds me to not worry about the little things that are out of my control. The things going on in my life that are racing through my head. Everything will happen for a reason, right?

Take deep breaths and smile. In 10 minutes that will make you think you are happy. In 10 days that annoying thing lingering in your head will be resolved or not matter. In 10 days, things will be different.

"O sorriso eh uma 'formula de beleza' mais eficaz que qualquer cosmetico."
"The smile is one of the foundations of beauty, more efficient than any makeup."

beijos.