So the last two days have been pretty rough days for me at work. Web sites were down, email wasn’t working, spammers were attacking… it was generally a disaster and I was scrambling to get things running, keep clients happy, and make sure my team had the tools they needed.
I was mentally exhausted and thinking how horrible my days had been. But then two things happened:
1) I talked to a friend who is facing some pretty serious issues in her family.
2) Ben bought me a board game to make me feel better.
It made me realize that in the grand scheme of things, my “horrible days” weren’t really all that bad. It’s pretty amazing what a little perspective, and a kind gesture from a friend, will do.