It's just a bad day....

It's just a bad day…

We all have them, a bad day...one that starts off bad and then continually gets worse until you feel like screaming.

I was thinking back about a day that happened last year. It started out raining and if you live in South Florida, we all know what that means, no one knows how to drive. 

So of course the turnpike was a hot mess, making me late for work. When I finally get there, I realize that my towels are gone, someone stole all my hair towels, Wtf? I frantically looked all over for them but to no avail so now I must run over to the other building, in the rain to get some from there. 

When I arrive back at my salon, and see that there are a line of people there, all bitching at me because I am late. Just to mention, which is something I never am but that doesn't seem to matter to them, I am late today, so all of this shit has already made me frazzled.

Of course with the holidays everyone wants their hair done and so they keep adding people to my schedule, that is already over booked and running behind. I am already exhausted because I have been working 10 -12 hour days those last few weeks because of the holidays. Yes, everyone waits until the last moment to do their hair or get their houses organized...yuggg.

And to top it off my hand was killing me because an old lady had beat me up a few weeks before. Yes, come on people I can't make this shit up, she grabbed my hand as I was trying to put the cape on her and she wasn't having it and almost broke my thumb off. (Btw, in case you haven't figured it out yet, I used to do hair part time in an assisted living facility)

But I am regressing, during lunch I had to fight with my insurance company which aggravated me more and then somehow I lost my charger and my phone was dying.

This was one of those days when you say seriously? What else can go wrong? Note to self never say that because more shit will come at you.

And it did, which included lots more traffic on the way home, and then I came home to a dirty house and another fight with my daughter, all of this just left me drained and ready to cry.

All I wanted was a large drink and a hot bath, which I did both. While I was laying in the tub thinking about my day, I was sad because of the holidays and that I was missing my mom and to make matters worse I had been fighting with my cousin who I love more than life itself. I felt overwhelmed by work, bill's and life in general and I began to cry.

 When all of a sudden I got a flash back of my old life, I used to sit in the bath every night with my big glass of wine, my sleeping pills and I used to cry because my life was so bad. I was so unhappy but not just because of one day, no, this was everyday. I hated my life and night after night I would cry, drink and hope the sleeping pills would take effect so I could forget all of my pain and the fact I was still in this verbally abusive marriage.

As I laid there I thought to myself, please girl get over yourself, it was one bad day, you have an amazing life now and so what? What you had was a bad day, you used to have a bad life so be grateful for the one you have now.

That snapped me right out of my pity party, because it was so true, we all have bad days, that's life and I know with the holidays sometimes it gets worse but it's only a day, not 24 years of misery. So I apologized to God for being so ungrateful and thanked him for the life I now have. I can handle an occasional bad day because I know I now have a great life. I remember how later on, the prince brought me my favorite dinner, Jamerican jerk pork and rice and peas. He listened to me bitch and held me until I felt better. I realized that life is good and I am blessed. 

So today my friends, I am here to tell you that I know it can be hard, especially this year, with covid, without seeing our loved ones, especially during the holidays, with the stress of life, bill's, shopping, dealing with family and missing loved ones who are no longer here, I get it, there has been some hard days. 

But always remember it could be another way, there are so many people out there that would trade your bad day for their bad life. Be grateful for what you have, realize it could be a whole lot worse and as my Aunt used to say if you sit at a table and everyone put their problems out,  you'd be quick to take yours back. Just know it's just a bad day, not a bad life and you'll be fine.

** I know this is a tough time of year so I will be putting this number out there for all that needs it...I have been there and I know how dark it may seem especially during the Christmas season, there is help, it will get better...I am living proof of 

"This too shall pass"**

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