TDNCY

Lately at work I’ve been a bit, well, over-worked. After working 3 jobs through graduate school, obtaining a doctorate from Purdue University, passing my boards, applying for credentialing, and moving to Florida from Indiana away from my entire family, friends, and life as I knew it, I never thought I’d have more difficulty in my life. Welp, I was sorely mistaken.
Here are five things that instantly make my day better:
1) Cute girls. In general, but the Panera/Starbucks smiling faces usually instantly make my day better.
2) Dunkin’ Donuts coffee - really. This place is amazing and can make any garden variety, crappy day much more tolerable.
3) A lack of idiots/old people blocking my way to work – I don’t know what it is, but sometimes, I find every dumbass in the world and they’ve managed to find the 3 roads that I take to work and block my 9 mile, 20 minute commute and turn it into a den of road rage. I believe that my steering wheel has my finger shape permanently molded into it. When this doesn’t happen, I’m instantly in for a better day.
4) Hearing the song that I’m into at the time on my way to work, rolling down the windows, blaring the stereo and singing it at the top of my lungs. This guarantees a better day.
5) Talking to a friend that I haven’t heard from in awhile, out of the blue. There is nothing that makes me happier that talking to a friend. PS: call me if it’s been too long

Runners up: when my first patient of the day cancels their appointment, cracker barrel for breakfast, seeing a Purdue sports win in the morning paper.

How about you?