"It's OK to cry over a broken egg..."
Every working mom who has been on this journey longer than
five minutes has experienced a workweek complication. Sometimes the complication is caused by
external factors like the weather, a scheduling change or a traffic jam. As an aside, I have actually concluded that I
probably would not curse at all if it weren’t for traffic jams. Then again, there is still the issue of my
husband’s laundry that seems to be ever present on our floors…
Other times, these complications are caused by internal
factors. I am talking about mistakes that are entirely the mom’s fault. I know in the increasingly blame free culture
in which we live concepts like “fault” are out of favor. But sometimes, that is the only way to
describe it. Today, my complication was entirely
avoidable and within my control. Hence,
it was and remains my fault.
Here’s what happened:
I try to bring my lunch when I can. I have found that boiled eggs make a quick,
convenient, nutritious choice. They are
high in protein, low in fat and no animals are killed to get them to your table.
So, they may be the perfect food. When I pair them with a little sausage and
cheddar cheese, it’s almost like a have a tasty little feast at my desk.Things that can mess up your lunch plans...
There are two things that can mess up my plan. One, I could
forget my lunch on the table. I used to
think that there was nothing worse than forgetting my lunch. When I have done
that I have obsessed about it all day because I missed the taste I was
expecting and I had to spend money. Well today, I have realized that showing up
to work with uncooked eggs beats all.
That's right, I brought two uncooked eggs to work believing that they were boiled and I planned to eat them. I posted the photo twice intentionally. I wanted you to appreciate what I did. Perhaps I was rushing. Perhaps I was distracted. I don't know. I could speculate. However, the truth is, I simply forgot to turn on the water. How's that for brilliant?!
