Nobody puts baillee in the corner

Note: I wrote this blog post on Tuesday, but due to some unforeseen circumstances on Wednesday and Thursday, I wasn’t able to publish it until today. 

Amongst all of the infinity symbols and wedding ideas, I found a quote on Pinterest the other day that really stuck with me: “Did you have a bad day, or did you have a bad five minutes that you milked all day?” 

Yeah. Let that sink in. I’ll admit I am SUPER guilty of this. I let one little thing ruin my entire day. This morning, for example, a random cold front/rainstorm began the second I had to leave for work. I had on a t-shirt and shorts because an hour before when I had taken the dog out, it felt great. I not only had to completely change, but it began raining so hard that by the time I got to the bus stop, I was soaked through to my underwear. Then, my bus got stuck in traffic, making me 10 minutes late. 

I would be lying if I didn’t say I was initially pissed (fuming would honestly be the best word for it). I was prepared to be a butt for the entirety of the day. I grumpily stomped into work (because wet socks are the absolute worst thing ever). I turned up my sad, rainy day playlist and started making coffee. 

After actively moping around for a couple of minutes, I realized how much worse things could be, and I had an entire day ahead of me. My beautiful mermaid goddess coworker and friend offered to come in and cover the last three hours of my shift, the sun was out by the time I left, and one of my best friends was in town. 

I had a place to go home. I had a job to leave from. I had a phone to listen to music to on the way home. My job pays for my bus pass. I only live a 25 minute walk from a bus stop. I had clothes to change in to when I got home. 

I had a bad five minutes, not a bad day. Granted, that night turned into something else entirely, but that’s life. 

Don’t take a bad five minutes and turn it into a bad day. Find the positive and what gets thrown at you because I promise it’s in there somewhere. Even if it’s the good diner coffee you get at 1:40AM the next morning when things go awry.