I wrote a piece on New Years eve 2016. There were some things going on in my personal life that made me feel not so good and I was in the middle of a pretty good sized head cold. Before I left for work, I wrote a very quick piece and posted it on Facebook with a picture. I edited it over the next couple of days, but this is basically the writing in it's original form. All I changed were some commas and periods along with a couple of words that didn't make sense at the time. I'm just surprised I was able to write something so coherent!
I am going through a little rough patch right now compounded by having a cold that I'll have to work through while pulling a 12 hour shift at work. Don't get me wrong, I got this, but I was feeling a little sorry for myself, so I decided to go to Starbucks down by the water in Tacoma. I walked by this wee little storefront and thought that it was very cute, and very wee (yeah, I think like that). I almost made it into Starbucks before I stopped and went to the wee little restaurant instead. As I walked in, I was greeted by a young woman. She smiled and told me that the coffee was self serve and that I should choose any table I like. She gave me a menu and told me that her favorite soup of the day was curry with cauliflower and she'd be back shortly to take my order. I grabbed some coffee (coffee should be grabbed, tea should be made) and ordered a cup of the soup and some oatmeal. I'm not feeling well and it sounded good. The soup was a revelation! Not too much curry, a perfect amount of cauliflower, not overdone. It came with saltines which added the perfect amount of salt. I felt like I over ordered the food as I was sated after finishing, but the oatmeal was so wonderfully satisfying! Dried cranberries, candied walnuts, brown sugar and cream. Absolutely amazing. I felt warm and wonderful after I was done. I was already having a moment when it started to snow. Huge fluffy flakes, just a few at a time, floating down from the skies looking as though they were having the time of their short lives. People walking by were looking up and smiling. Kids were yelling with delight.
I had a moment today.
Happy New Year everyone!