Stresses

Some days are just rough. Friday was like that for me. It was a back to back day with teaching. Teachers came early to drop their students off and picked them up late. After school, I had to quickly change on get on the road for a workshop in Asheville at 6:00. By 3:30, I was happily driving - when all the forces of nature began conspiring against me or so it seemed.
1. Starbucks' drive-thru took 15 minutes to deliver a tall coffee with cream.
2. Did you know that in downtown Asheville you can drive east and west at the same time? It's true! I was driving 26w and 240e when I read my directions wrong and spent 40 minutes untangling my way.
3. By then, I had to find a bathroom and something for dinner. Did you know that Asheville is so much of a granola city, that fast food is virtually non-existent?
4. All traffic lights in Asheville are triggered to turn red as you reach the intersection. And then after 4 minutes, they turn green.
Oh, stress! I hate being late! And then to have been told by the workshop leaders to be sure to be on time made it even worse! My dear friend, KC, helped me find an Earthfare and stayed on the phone with me till I could compose myself and decide that this workshop would not be for me.