Wow...what a totally crazy awesome day!

Ok. Here's how the day went.

Had a rushed morning haul to get the kids to school. What should have been a brief drive, took an hour. Loads of car horns; very frustrating. Thank goodness for good music in the CD player and a travel mug of good coffee.

I had to then scurry into a big city for a morning 'appointment'. Now, many good places in this region (restaurants, places to have a coffee, beauty salons, health clubs etc..you get the picture) are in fabulous 5star hotels. Well, as I was waiting for my car (valet is 'free' most places if you've spent some money on a coffee etc...) a man came out - wrinkled clothes, messy hair. There were two women with him. These women were wearing very tight jeans, very tight shirts, and very high high-healed blingy sandals. They were speaking Russian - I think. The women each got into their own (I assume they were theirs) slightly run-down looking vehicles. The women then drove off. The man went back into the hotel. Now, this is a place where I have frequent appointments (it's one of my favorite places to have a coffee too!) so the guys working valet and I recognize each other. One of the valet guys glanced in my direction; I told him, "Interesting place some days." He looked towards the door of the hotel, shook his head and replied, "God help that man." My reply was, "And God help those women." We both nodded in understanding.

Just like any other big city, there are days when we encounter situations that really make us think. And all we can do is focus on what's important and support those around us.

So....got back home, eventually after another meeting - this time with a close friend - so it wasn't really a meeting. Got the kids all taken care of....changed clothes and went off for my next adventure.

I had an evening where I finally finally got to use some of my higher education. It felt amazingly good. And, last night was one of best night's sleep I've had in a while. I know I was relaxed because when I woke this morning, I wanted more sleep. I didn't feel this pressing 'Oh no! I've got to accomplish some good today!' I hope the husband is feeling some peace with all this swirling around.

Peace.