Nice weather and Delicious, Frosty Beverages

Today started out kinda rocky. I ran out of the house this morning, scrambling to make sure that I would get to work on time. I did succeed in making it to work with 3 minutes to spare, only to realize that I forgot my life line.... a nicotine patch. (I was wondering why I was so shaky most of the ride to work). So, like a loyal smoker, I went out and bought a pack since I needed something to get me through the day. I'm not so good with the quitting and, clearly, have zero will power.

The morning went by pretty quickly, and it's a good thing because I was starving. In usual fashion I headed over to Nonna's for lunch and some chit chat. Good stuff today too! I've had this insatiable craving for slurpees lately so, much like the last 2 days, I made a pit stop at 7-Eleven and got myself a Big Gulp cherry slurpee. MMMMMMMM! Delicious!

I made it all the way back to work without disaster. (I should also share that today I decided to wear a stark white shirt). I sat at my desk and got back to work. While on a call, I started feeling parched and I reached for my heavenly treat only to crack the plastic cup containing this fire engine red goodness. The floor was covered with the oozing sugary frost. I quickly cleaned up the floor and then set into panic mode because I really didn't want to discard the drink. I wanted it SOOO badly! My first instinct was to get a new cup, but there wasn't one to be found.

I'm resourceful. I commissioned one of the handy men I work with to help me out. (He thinks I'm crazy, but that's okay. He's crazy for helping.) So he helped me bind the bleeding container with surgical tape, paper towels (for insulation) , and another layer of tape. It worked wonders! and I was so happy until I realized that my once stark white shirt was now stark white, speckled with cherry slurpee. Annoyed, I still figured this could be fixed. I remember that yesterday I was cleaning with clorox spray and accidentally bleached my brown skirt, so it should work in my favor today, right? So I though. I dabbed a little clorox on the affected area and it cleaned up beautifully. Then the spots dried and turned a very obvious shade of indigo. Super.

So, here I sit with a cracked and newly bound cup, speckled shirt and sticky floor. All this sacrifice for a slurpee. You know what? It was totally worth it!