Karma

I had a day this week where nothing seemed to go "right" for me.  I wasn't able to do/say the right things at work, in conversations with those I interacted with, I questioned every action/decision I was making and none of it left me feeling very well.  The day after everything seemed to go wrong, I had a magical day where everything seemed to go the way I didn't expect it to...

This past week, my driver's license expired and people told me what a nightmare the local DMV is.  I went onto the website and saw that I could make an appointment.  I was able to get an appointment for the next day (the day after I looked for an appointment) and I was surprised at how easy it was to make an appointment.  When I got to the DMV, because I had an appointment, I basically got to jump the line of other patrons who were waiting who didn't have an appointment scheduled.  Once I got my paperwork filled out and got my number, I only had to wait about 2-3 minutes before my number was called.  Most people don't get excited about having to go to the DMV to get a new photo on their driver's license -- I was very excited to update mine.  I was glad to have a new photo on mine and my correct weight (the wasband was overly generous when they asked him for my weight on my previous driver's license and it was listed at 60 or so pounds lower than it actually should have been).  Granted, I have to wait to get my new license in the mail but it's exciting to know that it's on the way.

On the same day that I had to DMV, I also had to get something taken care of for work.  I pulled into the usually jammed parking lot and was able to find a parking spot immediately and then there was no waiting in the building that I needed to go into.  The problem was taken care of in less than 5 minutes and I was able to go back on my way again.  All I can figure is this particular day was to cosmically make up for the bad day I had the previous day.

Another way that I was able to have good Karma came from spending time with good friends this past weekend.  Yesterday was my birthday and I had a friend take me out for brunch (where we got to enjoy unlimited mimosas -- YUM!!) and then my dance instructor and her husband took me out for dinner.  The funny part about dinner was they offered to take me to a restaurant that I hadn't heard of and my brunch friend told me that it was a sushi/seafood place (and I'm allergic to fish and seafood).  She sent a text to our dance instructor, reminding her about my food allergies and then I got a text yelling at me for not saying something.  I sent a message back saying I didn't know the restaurant and she told me to pick another place.  I picked one of my favorite restaurants and ordered one of my favorite dishes of all time (and I totally ignored the calorie count!).  Then another friend invited me out for lunch after church today.  It was fabulous to have a weekend where I didn't have to cook for myself (since that's one of my least favorite things to do) but I'm sure I'll have to do quite a bit of dancing this upcoming week to make up for all of the calories I consumed (but it was SO worth it!!).

One of the other cosmically cool things that happened today was I was able to finally "win" an Etsy auction for a pair of really exciting/fun/wild arm warmers.  The arm warmers are a combination of rainbows and two different kinds of animal print.  Yes, their wild and silly and I can't wait to get them and wear them around.  Out of the 15 pairs that were up for auction in the sale, I believe the ones that I was able to buy were the "funkiest" up for sale and that just made me giggle even more when I "won" them.

I'm just hoping that being able to win these arm warmers (along with the other good things that happened in the last couple of days) doesn't mean that not so good things are going to happen in the upcoming week.  I mean, I know I have a full and busy week but I'm hoping that everything goes smoothly.  I will let you know how it all works out...