A Good Day

I woke up this morning in a mood.  I usually wear some form of black to work...black shirt, skirt, pants, blah blah blah.  This morning I was in the mood for an early spring. So I went into the closet and chose a crochet sheath dress in beige.  It's a little on the short side and I decided to wear it bare legged with a high platform heeled darker beige pump. I put on my lucky shell necklace, which went well with the dress because the cord is braided and the color fit right in. Hmmmm....

I left for work and decided to go through the Starbucks drive through.  As I pull up for my Venti White Chocolate Mocha (non fat, no whip), the coffee chick says "this cup is on the person that was ahead of you"!  What???  Dizzy got smacked by a Random Act of Kindness (RAK) and enjoyed it.  I usually pay it forward in the line, but I thought the people at work could benefit, so I waited and when I went downstairs to the coffee kiosk at work for a plain coffee refill, I dropped 10 bucks down so two more people could get smacked upside the head by a RAK! Damn, that felt good.

When my co-worker got to work she said I looked "Smokin"...SWEET! I was looking as hot as I felt.  Then, just to prove my co-worker isn't biased, God sent someone else with the same compliment.  First they asked if I had a hot date tonight (sadly, no...but I was meeting friends). Then they said I looked "Smokin".... Can it get any better???  I should've played the lottery!

My notes from yesterday's meeting went well and the clarification I sent to Management went over even better. I may make my early deadlines, yet...knocking on wood!

Back on the subject of RAKs.  When I'm feeling at my lowest point, I love doing RAKs to make myself feel better.  It's kind of selfish, but the good book says "There's more happiness in giving than receiving" and I believe that (although both feel pretty damned good). I've taught my boy the same thing.  If you're feeling low, doing something nice for someone else will make you feel better. So, I've done the Starbucks thing, or I leave extra money at the cash register for someone after me.

One time, a woman in front of me at the cafeteria forgot her wallet and had her lunch ready to go.  I told the cashier that I've got it and paid for my lunch and for hers.  She asked my name and I said "Cindy Crawford...please just enjoy your lunch" and I walked off as fast as I could.  I don't like fuss, and I know others would do the same for me.  I ended up taking a couple of days off, and wasn't back in the cafeteria for a week.  When I came in and got something, the cashier handed me an envelope.  Inside was the sweetest card from the RAK recipient and money to pay for her lunch.  The card would've been enough...it was never about the money. But the smile her card gave me was really all I could want.

I have a hard time with people that stand in the middle of the street on the islands with signs asking for money or help.  There's one intersection that I'm at often, and the man with the sign is pretty young and looks pretty healthy.  I refuse to believe that there's nothing he can do to help himself.  Worse, are people who are holding the signs with their kids in tow.  REALLY?  You're subjecting your children to the elements to beg?  Don't get me wrong, there isn't anything I wouldn't do for my kid or my niece, nephew, etc.  and that includes begging if it came to that.  However, there has to be a line at what you'll subject your kid to.

I fucking HATE being conned by a freeloader. One time, downtown, a person came up to me when I was with friends and gave a really good story about only needing a dollar for bus fare to get home, losing their wallet, etc.  I said "a dollar will get you home?" and they replied "absolutely". So I gave them the dollar.  A couple of hours later, we're walking down that same stretch, and there's the person hitting someone else up for a dollar.  I was so pissed I went up to the latest sucker and told them not to give this lying stack of shit any money.  If you push me...I'll stand up to you and you can bring it! I'm not gonna back down.  I made a huge scene so others around us wouldn't give this person any money.

I'm all for kindness and helping others...I just don't like con artists taking advantage of someones good nature. And to be honest, I don't want all ya'll being fooled that I'm a good person or something
from this post.  I'm an average person and if I can help someone I will, if I can't I won't. It's simple.  And the RAKs that I do, I do them selfishly, so I'm really not getting any points from the man upstairs to solidify my place in heaven.

Anyway, I had a fabulous time at happy hour with my friends. I had tequila (in my margarita) for the first time in 4 weeks.  Hmmmm, I must be doing pretty good! We dished about work stuff and house stuff. Not as many people showed as we thought would, so it was intimate with just the 4 of us. One of the gentlemen is a truly nice guy.  He never says anything bad about anyone.  If he says a negative, he always follows it up with a positive.  Just a true man.  His wife is a lucky woman.

Anyway, all in all...it was a good day. Tomorrow is my Friday at work (albeit a short day) so I'll be there, and afterward collecting stuff for the birthday party I'm throwing for two of my besties on Saturday. I'll mow the front lawn tomorrow evening to prepare and then...it is ON!

Gonna finish my cinnamon whiskey and head to bed (have I told you how much I love my bed?).  G'nite Peeps!