Crap vs. Chocolate Pudding

So I bought a new shampoo/conditioner combo this week. It's this special shampoo just for brunettes. So naturally (I guess) the shampoo is brown. The first day I used it, I was in a kind of pessimistic mood and when I put it in my hand I was totally grossed out because the shampoo seriously looked like nasty crap. Literally, it looked like poop. So disgusting. Then the next day, I was in better spirits and when I went to use it, I thought it looked more like chocolate pudding. And I was much more okay with washing my hair with chocolate pudding then I was with crap. So then I had an epiphany.

Is today going to be a crap day or a chocolate pudding day?

Attitude is everything. It's official.

There are days when everything seems to fall right into place and the world is beautiful. Then there are days when the world seems to be crashing all around you and you are powerless to stop it. On those days, even the most glorious sunshine seems ugly. Then there are days that suprise you...days that starts off as crap and end as the most delicious chocoloate pudding you've ever tasted.

I was up on stage Friday night for the Women's Chorale concert. I felt my solos coming and I felt the knots slowly begins to form in my stomach. I needed to de-stress so that my voice wouldn't shake or break or anything else catastrophic. So I said a little prayer that God would save me. And of course he did. I loved singing that night. All I wanted to do was sing more. It was such a chocolate pudding moment.

Last night, after Junior Senior, I was out with a group of my friends. I was in line to pay and suddenly this creepy 30-something guy who was in line behind me told me I was attractive and asked to take me out. Super super super super creepy. I know when I'm getting complimented and when I'm getting creeped on. It was very much a crap moment. So I just tried to politely brush this guy off (is that possible?) and when it didn't really seem to be working, I finished paying and looked at one of my good guy friends and said, "You ready to go, honey?" And God bless him, he played along and held my hand out the door and all the way to my car. And crap became chocolate pudding. My friends are the personification of chocolate pudding.

So you gotta decide. What kind of moment is it gonna be? Because ultimately, it's really completely up to you. My hair will still be just as clean and shiny whether I look at the shampoo as crap or chocolate pudding, but I won't enjoy my clean and shiny hair as much if I think I'm washing it with crap. In other words, life will go on the same way no matter how you look at things but you'll enjoy it a lot more if you have a good attitude.

I love when I discover stupid little things like that.