Yesterday was one of those days.
Yesterday was one of those days where important things break, other things fall apart, and you’re compelled to self soothe with tuna melts, french fries and beer… and a prayer or two… or three, or four.
The day started off with such promise. I decided to take in the sweltering Los Angeles afternoon while reading these two new cookbooks….
I was also going to write a little something to you. Here on this blog. Using the very computer this little blog was born on.
I love this computer. I also love to make lists on note pads with hearts… duh.
My computer had other ideas.
Maybe this had something to do with the fact that I accidentally knocked my computer off my couch armrest and onto the concrete floor. Maaaaaybe that had something to do with the above panic sign. Probably. Dangit. My bad.
Super frustrated with myself, I took an angry nap. I woke up with a headache. Not awesome.
I tried to get over myself. Nobody likes a brat.
I sat on the edge of my bed, closed my eyes and thanked the good Lord for blessing me with a computer that allowed me to connect with all of you silly people and to create a freakin’ career for myself. I owed the man some serious thanks. It made me feel better.
Then…
… my coffee table fell apart.
No joke. Just totally collapsed.
Yes- I have a crap-ton of stuff on my coffee table.
Yes- among that crap-ton of stuff is a giant whisk… on my coffee table. Yea.
I didn’t scream. I wasn’t upset. I’m not sure I was even surprised. I just picked up my camera, took a few pictures and then cleaned up the mess.
This time my prayer for the good Lord was to thank him for sparing my grandmother’s milk glass cake stand from breaking. And I ended the prayer with… Really? I mean… reeeaallly!? Geeez!
Know what turns the tide?
Tuna melts. French fries. Beer… and realizing that your tiny glass spoon was also spared in the coffee table wreckage. Also very important: friends with extra computers. Thank you.
Today is better. Today is muuuuch better.
carolina
:siiiiiiiiiiigh: sometimes, those days make you not wanna roll outta bed the next morning. it makes you wonder why we can’t get some kind of warning to stay in bed…Sorry you had one of those days. but you’re valuable stuff didn’t break… yay! here’s to better days!
Stacy
days like that are no good!! I just wanted to let you know I think one of my new life missions is to make at least one thing from your blog every week, hopefully more, but I need to start small :). Needless to say, I LOVE all your recipes!!
Alison
Wow, thanks for sharing! I love how you wasn’t even angry and gave thanks instead. Now I’m inspired :).
Meghan
the days where nothing goes your way are never fun! They seem like they are few and far between for you…you’re always so happy and sunny and fun.
Meg
Ok, that’s it. You have made my laugh out loud so many times that I have to comment and say thanks.
Thanks!
The thing that makes days like this bearable is when you have the peace of mind to sigh, take a photo and share the humor of the situation with folks like us. Awesome.
Meg
er, made ME laugh, I mean.
Jayne
Owhhh… that’s just nasty. But yes, the Lord is good and that counts :-) At least your foot wasn’t underneath the table when it collapsed. Then, there would be another… uh… thing broken.
Sorry.. my bad.
Fee
I’m really glad you had a cranky nap in the middle of it all
MagnoliaMom
UGH! I feel your pain. Days like this I just have to tell myself “It could be worse!” :)
Amal
Sorry to hear about things falling apart! Glad to hear that things are looking up!
peachkins
That’s a bad day. I had a bad day yesterday too..we had no electricity for 24 hours…
nancy K.
OH NO!! When I saw the picture with this post my heart sank for you. I have Mac Book just like yours.One day, a few months ago, I turned on the computer and that file folder icon with the large question mark appeared. I had not dropped it or done anything that would cause the meltdown. Having never seen the icon before, I tried a few quick things to make it go away but with no luck so I called my neighbor, who is my personal Apple/tech geek/expert. After about a half an hour, he told be things looked dire and that I should take the computer to the Apple store.
Long story short, I was told the computer was dead…maybe not so dead that my files could be retrieved but after a quick check in the back room, the mac genius broke the news…if I wanted my files it could cost upwards of $2000 with no guarantees.
I was crushed. All my recipe files gone and of course, I had backed nothing up.
The only good news… I was given a brand new hard drive at no charge even though the computer is more than 3 years old.
So, I guess all I can do is wish you luck and hope all your files were backed up!
Mallory
I too have experienced the heartache of computer crashes. Imagine me sitting on my bed, exhausted after typing out pages upon pages of literary babble for the final in my hardest class. With the last stroke my fingers can manage, I hover over “print”–yet before I can muster the energy to click–poof into cyber oblivion it went in a cloud of blue screen. Of course, I proceeded with a girl’s next logical step, to bang on it with all my might. Didn’t help, made it worse actually–go figure!
All this to say, I feel you Joy–and it hurts!
Way to be optimistic and to find reasons to give thanks in the midst of your trials. Totally awesome.
CJ :)
I have the same cake stand from my grandma. :)
I’m sorry everything went badly for you, Joy. I’m glad it’s better today.
Sarah
What is your tiny glass spoon for?
Kaitlin With Honey
I think there must be something in the LA air, because I had the same kind of day yesterday (with admittedly fewer things breaking). I’m so sorry about your computer! I hope today is looking up.