Unplanned Good Days

meeting Jan’s Australian friend Justine

There is nothing I like better than an unexpected good day.  Being a natural born planner I usually know what is going to happen during every hour of the day.  I like to keep expectations low so when good things happen I can fully enjoy them.

Today just happened to be one of those days when lots of good surprises happened and makes it just a really good day.  It started with my trip to workout.  My gym happens to be very cool about dogs and I decided that Shay needed some extra attention so she got to accompany me on my work out.  Shay is the kind of dog who has never met a person she does not like and even people who normally dislike dogs take a shine to her.  Working out with Shay made it go by quicker and feel less painful.

After working out I settled down to write two speeches and two letters that had been weighing heavily on my mind.  Normally I don’t experience writers block, but these particular works had been on my list to do for a while without any inspiration.  Check, check, check, off the list.

I then went downtown where I met a group of friends for lunch.  I have been doing a lot of lunches and dinners out and all that fine dining has not been helping my waistline.  Our group had chosen to go to the Art Institute’s cooking school restaurant, The District in the basement of American Tobacco, where my friend Paris was working.  Since it is a cooking school restaurant I was not sure there was going to be a healthy choice for me.  Boy was I surprised.  I had a fabulous chilled melon soup and an avocado and grapefruit salad and all the tea I could drink.  Fun friend lunch and really healthy too!

I headed home after lunch and my cohort Jan from Texas called and said she was at around the corner from me and to come and see her.  Jan was making a quick two-day stop here to see her new Granddaughter Elliot with one of her Australian friends and business partners Justine.  Since I had done a little consulting for Jan and her business I had only virtually met Justine so this was a fun treat to meet her and see Jan.  It was a short visit, but as is all things with Jan, wonderful.

I rushed home to write my blog and stopped at the mailbox, which contained four thank you notes and three checks.  That is the kind of mail I like.  As I walked in the door my phone was ringing and it was one of Carter’s teachers.  She said she just had to call to tell me about something wonderful Carter had done in class that brought tears to her eyes and made teaching her a joy; Music to the ears of a mother of a 14 year old.

I am writing this just before we run out the door to Carter’s final band concert.  I am hoping that the day of unexpected surprises ends as well as it started.   Even if it doesn’t I am cherishing each of the small joys I had today.  They add up to a pretty great day.