Ibuprofen and Facebook

Thursday was a BAD DAY.

You know those days where every attempt at what should be easy is ridiculously hard? Just getting to campus by 9 AM became a epic journey and I live less than 2 miles away. Yeah, that kind of day.

On Wednesday, I worked out. My first step class in over 15 YEARS. It kicked my ass. So Thursday morning I was sore and tired. And I just never caught up with the day. We hosted a state wide conference for high schoolers and I felt like I was in a fog all day. Even their impossible enthusiasm couldn't penetrate this dense cloud. And I felt like crap all day.

Things got a little better when a friend invited me over for some wine and snacks at her house. We had a nice time and I was able to clear the fog with a couple of glasses of wine. But I was still sore and with the mellowing effect of the wine, I was feeling sleepy.

I left for home, took care of my pack, and got ready for bed. Normally, I don't like to take pain relievers, but I decided I had earned one. Good for me! I got the best night's sleep in a long time. Thank you, Ibuprofen!

Then yesterday I heard from an old friend on Facebook. We keep in regular contact, but the link she had shared really resonated with me. I think it will speak for itself considering the nature of this blog:

http://www.ted.com/talks/neil_pasricha_the_3_a_s_of_awesome.html

So I was grateful she shared it. Here's to all those small, fleeting, joyful moments. And here's to writing them down.

And today another old friend stepped up to the plate. When I moved to my new town, I reconnected with a friend from High School on, you guessed it, Facebook. We weren't close in High School, but friendly enough. However, both our lives being busy, in 2.5 years we had only seen each other once. I know! ONCE!

Yesterday she posted on her FB page she was trying to get back into shape. What a coincidence, me too! So I sent her a note, asking her if she was running at all. Well, after a few e-mail exchanges, I now have a new human running partner! We ran this morning and it was really nice catching up and spending time with her. I look forward to running with her 3 days a week.

And finally, Facebook did it one more time today. Somebody I worked with nearly 20 years ago for one summer found me on Facebook. I recognize that sometimes we hear from people on FB we can't remember, or didn't like. But this was woman with whom I had spent one of the best summers of my life. I called her TROUBLE, because the two of us together were a lot of it. It was so much fun seeing where her life had taken her. I'm really happy to have reconnected.

So thanks to the ibuprofen and Facebook, I've had a pretty good few days.