Ever have a really, truly, awesome day in the midst of a lousy week?
Easter Sunday was great! I thoroughly enjoyed myself and the time spent with family and friends. By the time Monday came around...well, certain things happened that - let's just say - pretty much ruined my future, to put it lightly. And no, I don't exaggerate. The things that happened on Monday made me very much stressed, depressed, nervous, worried: I've lost a lot of sleep and haven't exactly been the healthiest eater on the planet. Every morning I wake up from a lousy night and wonder if life could get any worse. Then I try to remind myself that there's no point in living in the past and that I might as well look forward to what mystery and surprises life has to offer. Every day I force myself to laugh at stupid jokes, to try and help friends who are also going through a rough time...it doesn't necessarily make my own pain less difficult to bear, but it is somewhat comforting to have these little distractions to help me forget it for a bit.
All of yesterday (Thursday) I was so exhausted and groggy and tired that I started to get worried: this lack of sleep has got to be dangerous. By evening my headache had turned into a living nightmare, and at 8pm I was in bed with the hopes of falling asleep quickly. I did, for a good 20 minutes. Then I was wide awake until past midnight, when my brain finally shut down. Last night was no different from any others this past week, but for some reason I woke up this morning with a hint of a smile on my face. The sun was out! I could faintly hear birds chirping in the air. Mom and Lynda were gone for the day, leaving just me and my brother to "man the house". If that makes sense. AAAND I had set up an appointment for a haircut this afternoon!
Well, that settled it then and there. I immediately hid away all the sad, depressing music I had and played every song I could think of which gave me a happy memory: mostly Collective Soul, Natalie MacMaster, or Leahy. (Yes, I know Josh is great, I too am in love with him, but I really needed something differentish and nostalgic today). I bought a professional flat iron, and my hair is now short, bouncy, cute, and everyone loves it. Tonight I went to the prayers for a family friend who passed away Monday night, and in that one hour alone I received 8 or 9 compliments about my new look - NOT counting all the nice stuff people said on facebook! :) That alone put such a huge smile on my face! After the prayers, I went to our town's annual Trade Fair and entered all the draws I could find (hey, you never know! I just might win that free make-up sample stuff or a cordless drill! I'm sure Dad could always use a cordless drill....right?). And, as if THAT wasn't enough, as my family and I were driving home - lo and behold, we saw FIREWORKS from a nearby farm! So we stopped at the side of the road and watched a magnificent show of bright colours lighting up the sky.
So, yeah. My most sincerest apologies to Collective Soul, whose song I've played over and over and over again and I'm sure they're tired of me quoting ("Perfect Day"). It's just one of my "yay! life's awesome!" songs.
And yes. Life IS awesome. Even though I might not sleep again tonight, or I'll wake up to cloudy skies, or my future life issues may never be resolved....life is short, life is beautiful, and I intend to enjoy every bit of it.
*bows*
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