When today isn't the best day.

I've never posted to the journal using my phone... judging how today's been going, the whole thing will transform into pictures of ant hills or piranha teeth or something.

So when today isn't the best day, it's possible one or all of these things will happen.  And I want to note, many factors have been building for some time, which is why much of the stress I speak of has been compounding over a long period of time. You know how it is, it's never just one thing... BUT PLEASE, laugh along with me, because without the laughter I'll just go crazy.

Having your 8-month old modem poop out and be told to restart it with a stick.

and, Getting a phone call from a colleague who starts asking for help, only to have him change tactics and essentially claim I'm being a road block. In front of others. Despite me offering solutions and ideas on working together. * this was today's low fun bar * But I totally slammed the phone, um, down in my office. pfft, showed him...

and, Directing a person to complete a project by end of day, a certain way, but they spend half the time arguing why their way is better.

and, Coming home for lunch, to find your puppy and husband waiting & happy to see you, but husband only for a minute because he's leaving to do something seriously awesome, but you burst into tears on the floor.  And you want him to have a super rad day, but now you're bumbling & crying & you just want a hug. And then you can't articulate all the anxiety and stress you feel at that moment, so you just think about how you're sitting funny on your feet and they're starting to go numb.

and, Taking puppy for a walk where he plants himself on someone's lawn so he can chew sticks and you join him... in this sitting part, which was pretty ok. But some maintenance guys just stare at you, hoping to see down your shirt.

and, Making lunch but you only have one veggie dog and one broken hot dog bun, and the only side dish is Saturday's left over dip that you scrape out of the bowl with your fingers, onto stale crackers.

and, Heading back to work to realize you left your wallet at home, which includes your ID badge. Where the security guard tells you to bring the car registration to the front desk because you don't have a picture ID (really?!) but when you get there, they still need phone approvals.

and, Having to remind a colleague for the 5th time to set a meeting and he just ignores you.

and, Checking the project status with the complainy colleague from earlier, only to find out you need to finish it because she's leaving early.

and, Coming home to find puppy has destroyed some paper bills and all you can think of is whether the company will believe my dog ate them.

and, Taking puppy to the backyard where he eats something mysterious a squirrel left.

and, Getting to jog with pups - where for the first time all day you feel some of the stress start to diminish - only to smash & smear a bug on your nose.

and, Having to stop running because an olde women wearing a half shirt & pink sneakers gushes at the sight of Leroy, claiming her two shaved dogs look just like him. Except her dogs were white and looked like they went to Stevie Wonder's Grooming  Emporium.

and, Meeting some older folks walking their dogs and one tells you Leroy is a hillbilly name.

and, Losing your only poop bag, so you have to use some weeds to scoop said poop into puppy's portable water dish.

and, Realizing the poopy water dish didn't secure everything and you should avoid shaking hands till you get home.

and, Having husband come driving up and offer a ride home, but you have to decline because you have a poopy hand.

but, Ending this most special of days with hugs from your Travis, a free cupcake from his rad day, hearing the really great things he did & people he met, and remembering why those two loves can make all the stress go away.

Sharing today's junk makes me feel a bazillions times better, so we can laugh together instead of having you watch me cry on the couch.

hugs