How to make yourself smile...

...after a particularly grueling week at work:

- Accept a co-worker's invitation to go have a drink, even though you can barely keep your eyes open, and all you really have the energy to do is to go home, put on your PJs, and jump into bed.

- Don't even consider for a moment your original plan of going for a long walk and cleaning your apartment. Laugh at the absurdity of said idea. Hah!

- Have a second glass of the yummy Cabernet your friendly bartender has chosen for you.

- Laugh at the absurdity of the work week, and at the boys you're discussing with co-worker.

- Stop at the Grocery Store That Annoys The Fuck Out of You Most of the Time* on your way home to pick up a few essentials.

- Sigh with relief when you realize the store isn't as crowded as it usually is.

- Buy the tuberoses that literally stopped you in your tracks (no, really), because they smell so fucking amazing. Even if they're $2.99 a stalk.

- Sigh with pleasure when you're able to find most of the items you need.

- Drive home, put away the groceries, put on your PJs, and don't even look at the mess around your apartment. Get into bed by 10:30.

Ahhhhh.

TGIF.

*more on this in another post