I woke up early today and found that work would start two hours late. Instead of trying to go back to bed, I decided I would get up and do things and just take my time getting to work. After shaving, showering, dressing, eating breakfast and checking e-mail, I see on the TV that work would now be closed. I was disappointed that I had already gotten ready for work and now it was closed. Oh well, another day off. That’s twice this week. I farted around and did very little for a few hours then decided I would go run some errands. It was just raining now so it wouldn’t be too bad to go out.

After 15 minutes of cleaning the ice off my car, I ran my errands. I stopped at the credit union and got some cash, went to CVS to get a few things, and finally stopped at the cleaners and picked up and dropped off shirts. Then I came home. Along the way, I made several observations that I don’t think I would normally notice.

First I noticed how nicely my new ice scraper worked while cleaning off my car. The heat had just begun to get warm and the temperature was higher then freezing, but when I pushed the slightest bit on the scraper, the ice crumbled and slid off the windows. It was a wise purchase I’ve decided.

When I parked at the credit union I noticed an older Ford Escort Wagon parked next to me. When I went into the credit union to use the ATM, there was a lady right in front of me. After getting my cash, I went back to my car and the lady who was in front of me was sitting in the Escort Wagon. Then I went to CVS and picked up a few things and got in line. The same lady who was at the credit union was standing in front of me. And finally, when I went to the cleaners, the exact same lady was in front of me picking up shirts. I thought that was wild. Someone else in the world had the exact same errands to run as me. I wonder where she went next. I didn’t see her car in my parking lot so I doubt she lives in my building.

When I came home, I parked in one of the last spots in the parking lot. There are several trees around this part of the parking lot. When I got out of the car and hit the lock button, I looked up and saw the ice on the tree limbs. It struck me as beautiful how the ice had encapsulated the tree branches. The ice was as clear as glass. You could see every detail of the branch through the ice. I wish I had my camera with me. It was beautiful.

Notice the small things.