Friday, August 2, 2013

Well Day


I am calling in well today, I feel too good to work so I am spending the day with my best friend, my husband.  Several years ago, my sister who was working twelve-hour days in a Bindery did this:

“Hi, I’m calling in well today and am not going to make it in to work.”

“You mean you’re sick?”

“Nope, I feel great, too good to come into work, so I am not.”

“You want me to mark you out sick?  Or are you taking a vacation day?”

“Neither, mark me out well.”

There was a long pause, then a burst of laughter.

“Got it, you have a great day and I’ll see you tomorrow.”

Since she told me about this I have always wanted to do the same on those days when I wake up feeling rested, that little bubble of unexplained excitement percolating through my being, just knowing there is an adventure out there waiting for me if I just take the time to let it unfold.  So, today, I am calling in well and stepping out the door to see where the day takes me.  I’ll be back on Monday, August 5th with the next chapter of ‘The Inheritance’.

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