Life is Good

I’ve had a rough week. My beach house had a fire that engulfed the entire top floor. Friday marked the six month anniversary since my father passed away. Nothing on my job came through on time the way it was supposed to, pushing my workload back to next week when I won’t have time for the extra burden.

But it’s also been good, too. As I sit writing this, I’m enjoying a trip to the coast, smelling the salt in the air and feeling the sun on my shoulders. Better yet, it’s a trip I won with a blog written on a site about things I have yet to try in life (part of Procter & Gamble’s “Have You Tried This Yet?” campaign). Embracing my water-baby side makes the anxiety over the house fire drift away temporarily. I have a good friend with me on the trip and a great family back home, eager for me to escape for a couple days so I can come back a better mom and wife. My father loved the beach so it’s fitting for me to be here on the anniversary of his death. I feel closer to him when I can look out at the ocean all the way to the horizon and imagine him deep-sea fishing, catching a big one. And the work will get done. I’m lucky to work for a virtual company that allows me to do my job from anywhere, including poolside in Miami Beach.

So, today I choose to see the sunshine instead of the pain. As for things I have yet to try in life, I am aiming to go complaint-free for one full day. Thanks for the trip P & G, and thanks to my friends and family who let me vent when I need to, yet remind me no matter how bad it gets, I still have it pretty good.