Year Three, Day 332: The Highlight of My Day

I did my taxes today. My one thing. My advice to my daughter when she told me she gets so overwhelmed with her life as a new mother of a 7 month-old, with a part-time job and husband, is to try to accomplish one thing one each day.

On top of a daily routine.

My daily routine consists of hooping, making my bed, practicing piano, bible study and journaling.

Plus that "one thing" that keeps bugging me.

I can now cross taxes off my "things that big me" list.

Whew! To celebrate, I put an assortment of beans in the crockpot for dinner (I'm really enjoying my high fiber focus), then I hopped on the bus and took myself out for lunch. I had a $5.00 off coupon for Liberated Baking, a gluten free cafe.

I had the most divine Reuben sandwich!

But that was not the highlight of my day. After lunch, I went to the library and picked up a DVD I had reserved on the life of Mozart. Then I stopped at Starbucks for my new favorite drink- an almond milk, cinnamon macchiato, lightly sweetened.

My son called and we chatted about the work he is doing for his uncle.

Such an enjoyable afternoon. But the highlight of my day was yet to come.

I stopped home for a lovely bowl of bean soup, grabbed my choral music folder and dashed out to catch the bus for choir practice. I got to the stop in the nick of time. As the bus pulled up and stopped, I noticed a familiar face. The doors opened and we both smiled. The driver shouted, "Zita"!

I shouted "D!"

And we had a lovely chat. All the way to my transfer stop.

It was like reuniting with an old friend. He told me how happy he was to see me again. I told him it was a pleasure.

I waved at him behind my head as I crossed the street. And I smiled all the way to choir practice.

I am still smiling.

And that, my friends was the highlight of my day!

Talk to you tomorrow.

Love,

Zita

P.S. Here is today's hooping video. Day 285!

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