Stumble, but not fall

You know this day is going to come. You just don't know when or how hard it's going to hit. It might be gentle and maybe almost kind. Well, if so then you know that it's not entirely one of those dreaded days. The day where everything goes wrong!

These days always gives themselves away of being the same as any other day. But one can smell its hidden intentions luring as soon as you open your eyes. You get up feeling fresh and ready for a new day. Next you realize that you might be short on time, but you feel extremely efficient this morning and before you know it you've had breakfast and made lunch, put on clothes and make-up, made the bed, done your hair and packed your bag. Yup, this is going to be a splendid day!

Until you reach the bus stop... You've somehow managed to miss the bus, even thou you're 5 minutes early (and that does not happen too often!). Of course it turns out the bus was so late that it arrives at the same time as the one scheduled after it. No worries, you'll still make it to class in time, so you get on the first bus (the one that was suppose to arrive 15 minutes ago). The bus passes the next bus stop and gets a red light in the intersection. You're on the bus minding your own business, chilling to the sound of the music on your iPod and smiling at the last text message you received. You look up to realize that the bus is for some reason moving backwards! Guess what? Something's wrong with the bus. You have to get off and run to the next bus stop trying to catch the bus that was on schedule and that you didn't get on in the first place.

By the time you get to school it's way too late for class so you decide to go work out instead. That should at least be harmless! You change your clothes and walk into the gym. On the 15 meter walk between the locker room and the gym, you of course manage to drop your iPod 3 times. When you're on a roll you're on a roll... At least you get a great warm up and have to make a quick stop to the bathroom before you continue the work out. You're Clinging on to the iPod since it seems you have some trouble holding on to it today. You make it thru the hallway and thru the locker room without dropping it. Safe. Or? As you enter the bathroom the iPod mysteriously slips out of your hand and you watch it fly thru the air, directed right into the one place you don't want it to land. It's inevitable. The toilet.

After some interesting minutes in the bathroom you get the work out over with, carefully tippy-toeing around the gym in fear of what might happen next. A dumbbell dropped on the foot? Falling of the leg curl machine? Tripping over the yoga ball?

Incredibly enough you make it thru the work out in one piece (as opposed to the iPod). You take a shower; spend a few minutes in the sauna before you do the morning procedure all over again. You walk out of the building with a good feeling; this might be a good day after all. Walking towards the school, turning your face towards the sky, enjoying the sunrays stroking your chin. You smile.

You've forgotten all about the ice covering every inch of the ground. What goes up must come down. Your tailbone will tell you that after an encounter with the icy ground.

Best to get home. Safe. No ice.