Sunday during their interview and filming, the research team
asked how I chose what to write about and what to omit. I replied that in the days of
Consecutive Penny Finding it was pretty easy. I could write about the coins found each day and any
attached messages. After that
point, additional ‘good news’ stories would come up and I would be so full of
joy, I would write and share those with others.
Today I will take a different tactic. I will write about the
CRAP in the day.
Warning: This message may contain “offensive content”.
= Sasha
had his interview at 10 p.m. last night our time. I checked email every few minutes from midnight through this
morning awaiting his results. No
sleep. Grumpy Crap.
= A
worker came to the house to fix a problem at the very same time Sasha was
trying to call me with his interview debrief. Ironically the work was in the Guest Room where Sasha is to
have stayed. Frustrating Crap.
= The
installer could not fix the problem. More Crap
= One
dog peed on the Master Bedroom floor.
Wet Crap.
= Sasha
said his visa request had been denied (Details on
Sasha’s
Journey) .
Super Duper Big
Time Heartbreaking Crap
= Our
rental management company said the renters had moved out leaving nearly $4,000
of fix up work to be done. Costly
Crap
= Doc
pointed out a stain on a curtain and when I went to wash it out, the rod failed
and needed repair work. Cheap Crap
= Doc
went outside to water his vegetables and came back into the house with dog poop
on his shoes. Very Smelly Crap
= By
noon I had a headache from all of the above, lack of sleep, and lack of
food. Painful Crap
= This
afternoon I had to get away from the house and computer for a little
while. The door lock on my truck
would not open as I tried to get out of the vehicle leaving me momentarily
trapped. Old Crap
And there is more, but you get the gist of the day. Other than helping me to vent my
frustrations, re-hashing the CRAP does not help a whole lot of other
people. So why do that?
Instead: Let’s look at “How Can
it get Better Than This?”
(In today’s case there is huge potential for that).
I have a good, solid foundation upon which to construct a
new and better day tomorrow.
= Doc
is a wonderful husband who has been totally supportive of this Sasha project
and was up with me most of the night
= I
am healthy
= I
am caretaker of a beautiful home
= Our
two sons are intelligent, healthy, loving, self-sufficient men with wonderful
spouses, homes and children
= I
have friends who are ready to assist me in whatever ways they can - from
offering prayers and hugs, to punching out the Embassy Officer! LOL
= Sasha
and I have met some really great new people as a result of this Journey
= My
heart is at peace knowing that I have done my best with all of my projects
The list of things for which to be grateful is endless.
Today’s Lesson: Forget the Crap
and Just be Grateful!
Note: Yesterday
I found an incredibly shiny new penny dated 2013. Sure to be a good year still ahead …