stopping

Spent a good portion of yesterday stuck in holiday traffic. I was heading to my favorite art supply store to pick up a few stocking stuffers for the kids (and myself). The road to get there is a main artery between three major shopping malls in our area, but I like giving this store business. I probably spent an hour on the road just waiting it out. I was in a good place, though. My husband was home to get my daughter off the bus, my car is a hybrid so I wasn't wasting much gas and I really had no other place to be other than the grocery store on the way home. I also had finished my holiday shopping some time ago, so wasn't under any real pressure.

I turned on the Christmas station and just sat. It felt nice giving myself a license to not be impatient. After I picked up my art supplies (and spent another 20 minutes in traffic), I decided to treat myself to some lunch at new Japanese restaurant. It was 2:30 and not many people were there. I relaxed. The grocery store was packed with people who were not so relaxed. Didn't care. I just smiled and continued my shopping, shrugging her bad vibe off. I highly recommend it.