I live in rush mode.
Sometimes, most of the time, too much of the time, it’s self-imposed. But other times, I have no choice. The “I have no choice” times overwhelmingly outweigh the “self-imposed” times. By a lot.
That’s all part of being under house arrest living with a violent special needs young adult (Graham), administering his home based program, training 9+ staff people and handling their payroll, holding down a regular job (albeit part-time for now), being a mom of 2 teenage boys, homework, blah, blah, blah.
(psst…I love all of the above, except for being under house arrest. And definitely except living with someone who can be violent. But even that tendency is changing. Much progress has been made!)
Today, for the 2 hours that staff were here to work with G, I took the liberty to get out of the house and run some errands. Alone. My last stop was the grocery store. Even though I felt a little rushed (had to get back before time was up), I decided as I parked my car that I just might indulge in taking the time to stand in line and order myself a coffee at the Starbucks inside.
Sure, why not? I’ll get one just because 🙂
I was a little giddy pushing my grocery cart along and having a little treat to look forward to.
I paced myself to make sure I had enough time to do it but tried not to feel the pressure of time.
I had seen the posters of their new “Holiday Spice Flat White” drink. Ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg & clove – sounded good to me!
I felt silly taking a picture of it when it was ready – but this was a picture worthy moment – have I mentioned I never get out?
But then I took some sips on the drive back home. Ummm…not. that. great. It was as if they had taken those spices, burned them, and then infused them into my drink.
But I kept sipping it because it was warm and I really wanted to like it.
Ya. That pic is how much I managed to drink before I tossed the rest out.
Next time, I’ll stick to my latte or affogato and share it with a friend.
But hey, it was still a fun treat!
