Ups and Downs Today ....

I realize it is only 8:38 am; however, I have already had an up and down today. I am accomplished! I can take the rest of the day off!

My down today was keeping Elvis out of the food and water this morning... he had to be on a 12 hour fast from 8:00 pm last night for a bile acid test ... liver issues! You try keeping a 180 pound dog who is bigger than you out of water and food. He was superbly grumpy this morning.

My up today was visiting Starbucks for a well-deserved just plain ol'cup of coffee. I entered to find a line. You know a couple of people ahead of me. No biggie. I can wait. They are fast. I ordered my coffee and the barista told me to wait a few minutes while it was brewing. No problem. When she slid my plain ol'cup of coffee at me and I started to pull out my wallet, she said ... no it's free, you had to wait.

Since when did waiting become such an imposition on our lives. Are we really so important that a two minute wait is putting us out? I remember waiting in lines with my mother at the grocery store. They never opened additional lanes, you just waited. You never got free coffee because you had to wait a minute. When did this happen?

Anyway, I am warmly tucked in at my desk with my free cup of coffee and Elvis is hopefully having his blood drawn so he can eat the baked chicken breakfast I packed for him. It's all good.