Taking events (some unfortunate) as they come

I actually feel like a total hypocrite after writing my last post about the 72 hour rule and not publishing another one for more than double that time. I am not one for excuses, but, quite honestly, I have been incredibly busy and unable to write. Even as we speak, I am blogging from my blackberry.

Anyway, although I may sound organized on here (as I try to be), I did something very and unfortunate today; after having lunch with my grandmother in Rutherford (near Calistoga and in the wine country), I locked the keys to her turquoise convertible in the trunk. With today's cars' safety features, there was literally no way to get the keys out of the trunk without getting an extra key, so Triple A came and stayed about 30 seconds with no job to do. Luckily, my step grandfather (who is a saint and quite obviously Type B) drove almost 2 hours in traffic to deliver us the spare key. We need more people like him in this world.

Anyway, the moral of the story here is that having an attitude and getting upset about life's little mishaps never makes the situation any better. For some of us, it is difficult to remain calm when
unfortunate events happen. Immediately after slamming the trunk closed, I felt my anxiety level rise because I knew the keys were in there. I was thinking about the plans I had made back home, but more pressingly, I was paranoid that my grandmother would be upset. To my great surprise, I was the only one freaking out; my grandma merely laughed it off, which made me feel stupid for caring so much. When it comes to overall happiness, staying cool, calm, and collected is the way to go.