smile wonders

 So, after my post this morning, my day was, well, the opposite of simple.  My intended productive day of working extra hard to meet those billable hours turned into a day of not meeting those billable hours.  But in the midst of my troubles (which resulted in unplanned additional expenses), I remembered what my grandfather used to tell me: always smile.  Smile even though it hurts.  Smile even though it's the last thing you want to do.  A smile will always make you feel better. 

And thus, that's what I did.  I smiled.  Laughed even.  And it really did wonders.  I felt better.  I didn't snap at the Staples manager for not having his computer tech around.  Instead I thanked him for spending half an hour with me trying to figure out what we could do to save my precious laptop.  (There are wonderful people out there!)  I even felt better to the point that I didn't mind running around town trying to find a computer techie ... somewhere!  Anywhere!  And well, thank you to the wonderful Staples staff for helping me with that, too.  I found my life saver.  Thank God for computer techies!

So, even though I was an hour behind my carefully planned schedule, the day didn't turn out to be too bad.  In fact, it was beautiful.  I realized that computer geniuses are wonderful gifts to this world.  That people are always willing to help.  And that smiling through a stressful and frustrating situation can make finding a solution a much more pleasant experience ... for me and for those around me.

And well, if my laptop didn't go haywire, I would not have had to wait around for it to be fixed, and I would not have had the opportunity to play around with my camera.  I would have completely missed the cloud-filled blue sky.  And the picture-opportunity moment.  So, let's just say (between you and me) it was a fun and worthwhile wait!

And well, for some more FUN ...