Socializing IS a Priority

Today was a beautiful, sunny San Francisco day. The kind of day that makes you feel blessed to live in such a marvelous city.

The plan for the day was to meet up with two Mommies and their lovely babies. This Mami decided to jog to the designated meeting place in order to get some exercise.

We met up at Morning Due Cafe.

I had this great shrimp and avocado salad that I’ve been indulging in quite a bit lately and caught up with one of the Mommies. The other Mommy stopped by later and suggested we go to Bi-Rite Creamery. http://biritecreamery.com/ If you’ve never gone to Bi-Rite Creamery and you live in San Francisco, what are you waiting for!? We took our ice cream cones and little ones to Dolores Park and enjoyed the sunshine and beautiful view.

Sounds like a great day, right? It was except that I did what I always do and didn’t really engage in the experience. Instead of being present and enjoying my friends and our shared moments, my mind kept wandering and I kept thinking of how I should hurry up and go because my kitchen table has a pile of junk on it that renders it useless for it’s intended purpose. I wasn’t really “there” because my mind kept taking me elsewhere.

Part of the problem is that I don’t seem to think of socializing as a priority. It’s not that I feel guilty about doing it, it’s just that it doesn’t seem as important as all the mundane chores that occupy my life, but I’m wrong. Socializing is a priority and far more rewarding than any of the trivial things I get myself worked up about. My friends are a blessing and I promise to enjoy them more and be grateful to be in their presence.

Who cares about my cluttered kitchen table? It won’t cry with me when I’m sad and it doesn’t send me Christmas cards or call me on my birthday.

“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.”-John Lennon