Simple Things

The first day back from vacation is always the worst. I think we can all agree on that. It's one of those universal truths in life. But I think that this fact is most evident when:

• your first day back is also a work day
• your flight the night before was two hours late getting home which means the only unpacking you accomplished before passing out was finding your pjs and tooth brush
• you woke up to remember that you had little food left in the apartment and had to scrounge up something for you and your husband to eat for breakfast
• you are so busy catching up from the last three and a half days of work you missed that you barely have time to shower let alone make something tasty for book club (which also happens to be your first day back)

On days like these, I am grateful for the simple things in life. Things like:

• Jason’s netbook (which allowed me to go through most of my 120+ work emails last night while sitting in the airport for almost 3 hours making this morning that much easier to get through)
• Quaker instant oatmeal
• hummus and pita chips
• the fact that tomorrow is Friday

I think that last one bears repeating….

Tomorrow. Is. Friday.

Yep. That pretty much covers it.