Semi-Daily Scribbles

  I just wasn’t in much of a luau mood today at my company picnic. There were too many emails about dressing Hawaii-style and showing up at the county park at noon sharp (or else no Dickey’s for you!) The lowlights included my husband experiencing excruciating back pain, middle-of-the-week deadlines that wait for no amount of barbecue, and Mr. Anxiety paying a visit amid unfamiliar faces and sack races. My husband and I stayed long enough to eat lunch and take a stroll down by the lake. Since I’m a crap horseshoe flinger, I snapped pictures instead of a few of the locals. It was a nice way to digest the meat fest and shake off a looming panic attack. I got a bit of sun and a whole lot of wind before heading back to the office (which, by the way, was a ghost town for the rest of the afternoon.) I relished the peace and quiet and managed to meet two of those deadlines that contributed to my anxiousness. Now I can tackle Thursday’s business without any messy Wednesday spillover.