Libraries and Headbands and Puppy Faces

 

Yesterday was a long work day for me. I had meetings that ran far into the evening, but I want to share with you some of the simple joys that fit into the day despite its length.

            I had to run a work errand in the morning, and since the day was long, I decided to take a few minutes to stop at the library to pick out some new books. I took a copy of my reading challenge with me, so I would know what to look for, and I had the whole place to myself. (To be fair, they had been open a whopping three minutes when I arrived.) I wandered slowly through the aisles, perusing the shelves and making mental notes of the books I want to read beyond the challenge at hand.

            I stumbled upon a book from my list and picked it up. Then I found a second – in large print edition, which is a new version for me! Then I found a third book and thought I’d pick that one up too. When do I think I have time to read three long books? I guess we’ll find out how much I overshot it!

            Just being there among the books and choosing new adventures to explore was such a bright spot in the day!

            I arrived back at home just in time for a staff meeting, which is held virtually. I kept getting chat messages from some of my coworkers telling me how cute my headband was. Yesterday I wore a red headband because my hair was about one day past needing washed, and I didn’t know what else to do with it. But it turned out that little headband made me feel pretty cute, and I guess they thought so too!

            Before the day was over, I’d picked out an affordable headband pack to order. After all, if something as simple as some headbands can make a bad hair day cute instead, that’s a worthy investment, right?

            And at the end of my long day, I scrolled Facebook and found the cutest little puppy face on my screen. The place where Lexi was born has one pup left from its most recent litter, and if we weren’t already at capacity….

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            But really, isn’t a puppy face just the cutest in the world?

            Sometimes days are bad. Mine wasn’t yesterday, but sometimes they are. Sometimes the days are long. Sometimes they’re neither of those, but they’re energy-sapping.

            On any of those kinds of days, I hope you find a half hour in a library or a cute headband rescuing the hair day or a precious puppy face staring back at you. They really do boost the heart!