Sunday, February 6, 2011

I fell off the wagon, but it's not my fault!!

A couple weeks ago, BEFORE I gave up Diet Pepsi, we came home from a particularly stressful day to find this sitting on our doorstep.

If you can't read the words it says "The Bad Day Box" There was a note on the top that said not to open the box until we had a bad day. Like I said, that day was a particularly bad day, but knowing that someone was thoughtful enough to do this was good enough to make my day better. So we set it next to the fireplace and just looking at it over the last few weeks has been nice.

Now to the Diet Pepsi part of the story. I woke up this morning with a headache, which is a great way to start your day, right? It's been a REALLY busy couple weeks and I think the constant running was finally catching up with me. It wasn't really a bad day, but I was just feeling crappy. Then I thought about the bad day box. I bet there was diet pepsi in there...

I was right. How could I NOT drink it when it was such a nice thing for this person to do? My name is Gretchen and I'm a diet pepsiaholic! One day at a time, right? Admitting you have a problem is the first step, RIGHT??

Needless to say, we totally appreciated getting this box. It really meant a lot to me and my kids. Especially because it came from someone that we don't even know very well. To think that someone we barely know would be kind and thoughtful enough to do this for us. It just really meant a lot.

3 comments:

Mark and Tara Christiansen said...

I have three bad day boxes in my garage, but I had to buy them myself. Ü I love that people are watching out for you. You are in our prayers and thoughts ALWAYS.

Buffy said...

That is awesome!

Yvonne said...

what other treasures were in this bad day box? i may need to make one for someone, that's a really good idea. Seriously i am curious what was in it.

Miss you guys!