Who's Waiting for a Guy to Buy a Little Blue Box?:)

It’s been the kind of week where everything that could go wrong has gone wrong, yet I feel about as balanced as I can be. I must have learned a trick or two these past few years. Between a black eye before the photo shoot for my book cover, and the race to get my book to print before the launch this coming weekend, mysteriously and miraculously Mother Nature freed up the necessary time to squeeze it all in. My trip to Chicago was cancelled last minute last week. It’s funny how blessings come in such great disguise.

I finally thought I would get a night off, and checked into the Four Seasons Hotel with a friend for the evening. The perfect night to just chill out, order room service in bed and watch the Golden Globes. Except I couldn’t sleep. Clearly was not very “in the moment”. So today I woke up utterly exhausted. Never a good start. 

Things started fast and furious when I heard from the printer who had apparently did not know he was going to land this project to be completed before the weekend. And good morning with another heart attack. I had planned to take nap but the adrenaline was pumping. After getting the situation resolved the best that I could, a number of phone calls and a handful of panic attacks. I decided it a time-out was in order. With a few hours left, I abandoned everything else and took some time for me.

I called up a girlfriend and met a Sherway Gardens for some last minute retail therapy. It was time to surrender the stress, and leave it up to the people who could actually do something about it. After a couple of hours, and small purchases later, I must say I was feeling better. 

Then I got to thinking, with  my book launch this weekend, I deserved a special reward. So to Tiffany’s I went to find the perfect earrings to wear with my dress this weekend. I couldn’t help but smile with the little blue box in hand. I sure didn’t need to wait on anyone to enter my life and buy  me one. This was living, and I was delighted.  Sometimes, you just need to step back and take care of the only thing you can, YOU.

Feeling much better. A kick butt CrossFit workout and I fully intend on a solid sleep tonight. Start over again tomorrow. Sometimes, that’s all you can do. Just going with the flow…