The Hookie, Her Dishwasher, and the Missing Instructions...

First off, I'd like to begin by saying that I'm pretty committed to my job.

Until today, that is...

Today, I just needed some Hookie time. Some ME time. Desperately. So I emailed my boss and said I wasn't going in. 

I did what I knew I had to: I drove to my nearest Apple store. And bought myself an iPad. Somehow, I know this is my way of committing more to what's important...

My sanity. Blogging is like therapy for me. Seriously, no joke. 

After making the great staff at Apple wonder how in God's green earth I own an iPhone, MacBook, and now an iPad... and still not know that the "silver box" is called a track pad... smh

ANYWAY.. I digress. 

I got home and decided to COOK. Ladies and gentlemen, it's been more time than i'd like to admit since I decided to make an actual meal. Sad but kinda true. So I drove right to it and made some Mexican steak and rice. Which btw, was pretty darn good. 

And to make my perfect day of accomplishments even more perfect, I turned on the never-been-used dishwasher to be more productive with my time. 

Uh... yeah. That didn't go so well. In between checking the rice and making sure I didn't eat all the steak before it was actually done, I had to also empty the pot I placed below the dishwasher to stop the soapy water from invading all of my kitchen floor. 

I learned that although the cycle of everyday life is necessary to survival, taking a break from that cycle of life can be even more necessary. I'm not ready to schedule these in my calendar just yet, but I am now a more relaxed individual. And my co-workers will thank me. And I thank God for days like these. 

Where I can be careless, carefree, mess up the dishwasher, make impossibly perfect rice, and get to type on my brand new iPad keyboard. Some days are perfect the way they are. Enjoy life today. Breathe. And for God's sake... don't plan ahead of this very moment. Just enjoy...