Planet Alignment

I had one of "those" days.

Not a play speedbump with people, shank someone with my staple remover, dig at my carotid with a rusty grapefruit spoon kinda day ...

But one of those illusive little days where all the pieces kinda fit. A day in which there's space and room for all my bits and pieces and I'm not throttling myself from one minute to the next or constantly 17 minutes behind every single thing I need to get accomplished. It was a day when a little bit of everything gets done and gets done well.

By no means was it an exceptional day. Nothing truly remarkable happened. I didn't ride a storm, save a life, end world hunger or get a new car ... Though that would've been wicked cool. I didnt score those awesome cowboy boots I'm drooling over right now ... Though that would've been crazy awesome. It was an ordinary day ... A completely extraordinarily ordinary every-day.

I call 'em "All Green Light Days".
No yellows to slow you down.
No reds to roadblock you.
All green lights that allow you to move freely about the universe.

Not to be confused with what I think of as a "Perfect Day". That would be all of what I had today PLUS something (even any little thing) that counts as a "Wow".

Doesn't sound like much but for me it really is. I am terrible at balance. I seem to always be too far ahead or behind or over or under. I'm too much or I'm too little. So when I snatch up one of these sweet little days in my net I revel in every delicious tiny second.

A recap of this day is, well ... I assume kinda anticlimactic to most folks.

I woke up before my alarm wide awake and ready to be out of bed. No snooze abuse.
I got my ironing done without cursing and bitching.
I remembered to pack a lunch (which has been troublesome lately) AND it had nutritional value.
I made it out the door and accidentally noticed I was running 22 minutes early. (WHAT??)
I got an enormous amount of work done today after an hour commute to the boonies and while training another Case Manager.
We planned a pot luck.
I left work feeling like I have a viable plan of attack for tomorrow that is actually attainable. (HUH?!)
Shaved 15 minutes off of my commute home from said boonies and didn't even speed. (Can't explain that one ...)
I did NOT run outta gas. (It was sketchy there for a minute)
Did not feel like getting back out to drive to the gym so I actually got out into the backyard and did an hour long workout including a couple laps around the neighborhood.
*winning*
Sent some messages.
Got some messages.
Chatted with the mom.
Got a call from a friend asking to swing by for an unexpected lovely visit.
Planned a road trip.
Confirmed plans and scheduled myself clear through May.
Found out that my birthday is National Ice Cream Day AND National Lollipop Day (that works)
Washed my face, stuffed my face, curled up in the bed, scratching and pecking out a blog and gearing up for some quality time with my book (not sure how I feel about Virginia Woolf just yet).

Nothing at all even remotely un-ordinary but for the fact that it all came easy and light and successfully. In my book that's pretty damn good.

I love green light days and am so sad that they happen so seldom. I've spent the evening wishin I could crack the code of the secret sauce or find out who I should be thanking for alignment of the planets. I need to take notes on this and commit the formula to memory. Most importantly, I need to sit in the glow of this days awesomeness and just let it be as wonderful as it can be. And it IS glorious.

I need and crave a certain amount of crazy in my life - not a secret or a shock to anyone - but  days like this make my silly little orbit a warm and cozy space to be.

Right on up to the next earth shake and sucking black hole ...

And that's quite enough for me in this moment.