Ask anybody who knows me and they would agree – I am the queen of optimism. I can take almost any situation and point out the good side. I am so happy it is almost nauseating. However, believe it or not, even the happiest of people have “blah” days.

Let me define this expression.

“Blah Day” – A day, or sometimes a few days (anywhere between 24 and 96 hours) when things just seem randomly out of whack thus leading an individual to feel unnaturally strange, though not in a positive way. One’s mood can thus be measured as being anywhere in between “neutral” and “down”. The cause of a “Blah Day” is often inexplicable and unknown.

Here are some examples:

1. Every day you wake up to the sound of the birds chirping but one day you wake up late because the birds are silent. The birds are having a “Blah Day”.

2. The receptionist in your building greets you daily with a smile and a “good morning”. One day she ignores you and then scowls at the phone as it begins to ring. She is having a “Blah Day”.

3. The cafeteria lady, who normally has your breakfast ready for you because she knows exactly what you order since you take the same thing all the time, not only has not prepared your breakfast in advance but she also doesn’t have a clue what you want and thus asks for your order. She’s really having a “Blah Day”.

Today, I am having a blah day. Actually, this “Blah Day” has lasted practically all weekend. I swear I’m not lying… believe it! Let me tell you more about it, especially today: This morning, after snoozing my alarm about 20 times, I woke up and looked in the mirror and the first thing I thought was “Wow, you’re looking ugly today!” I then proceeded to drag my feet to the kitchen where my mother asked me if I got enough sleep, and my brother asked if I was sick. (No and No). I then opened the fridge and downed a quarter of a cake, which didn’t help me feel any better (any other day, it may have helped a bit). I then proceeded to dress myself and I changed my outfit about 10 times before I realized that I was going to be late for work. I then decided to run out of the house and I got annoyed immediately because it was drizzling outside and two cars had my car sandwiched. After going front and back in my car about 30 times I finally managed to get out of that spot and I realized my gas is almost empty, so “yay”, I’ll get to fill her up at the end of the day. Oh and by the way, I then realized that I have no cash on me and I forgot my debit card at home. By this point I was at the corner of the road, so I had to reverse all the way back to my house and run in to get my debit card. How fun! I ran into the house with my wet boots (yes, my mom yelled at me) because nobody wanted to come to the door and bring me my debit card. By now I had about 10 minutes to get to work (which is 30 minutes away in traffic, 15 minutes w/o traffic). I got there only 10 minutes late (if you do the math, it took me only 20 minutes, which is not bad actually), but as soon as I exited the car it began to pour. I ran into my office, had a training, and after the training I realized I hate my outfit. Luckily I had a plain black tank top under, so I threw off my shirt and threw a sweater on top of the black tank. Then I changed my boots and added a scarf. I liked that new look for a total of 5 minutes and I am now still contemplating if I should change back. Right now it’s my lunch break and I am feeling like a loner today so I opted to eat at my desk and write my blog! 

It’s all very unlike me, but I guess this happens to the best of us.

So here’s to blah days! Hopefully tomorrow is better!