As someone who's forever hated the whole idea of athleisure and stepping out of the house in track pants or sweat pants I sure as hell am guilty of committing pretty much the same faux pas that I've mocked others for.
Today began bright and early, as it does on a weekday, and I was done with the usual everything by eight and was indulging in the usual morning lemon hot water routine; assessing my condition and brightening up at the thought that there was no fever if only a little residual cough, sneeze and tiredness.
No biggie, on the course of healing and what not when the darling cat made his hunger felt and I, in my morning smugness went over to his food cupboard only to find the box empty.
Of course it was empty, but then I always keep a lot extra and when I reached out for the extra box, gasp!! It was empty too.
What on earth?
Well, this is what happens when your attention wavers if even for a little while. Everything is all over the place and my poor cat, hungry little fat purr looked at me with sad eyes. It wasn't a lost cause because after much scavenging I did find a packet of food he didn't like much, but then he was hungry and it sufficed for the time, but this won't do.
What about the rest of the day and after that?
No worries there because there is a pet shop near my house, not fifty paces away, which wouldn't be difficult to traverse even in my slightly below average condition, but come on, one block is nothing, and so I waited, because the shop in question only opens at 9:00.
The clock was a bare second from ticking nine when I slid a gorgeous jacket over my grey tack pants and slipped my feet into a pair of slightly run down sneakers because come on, it was just nine in the morning, people were still out jogging, and a swift walk to another block in my tracks wouldn't be such a fashion faux pas, not uncouth, would it?
Of course not!! And here's when the treacherous Murphy decided to let all hell lose on me, because not only was the pet shop closed but it also began drizzling.
Haha!!
Well, now what?
There's another small store over four blocks away, which under normal circumstances is a small walk, or a five minute bicycle ride, but then these circumstances weren't normal.
I contemplated riding a bicycle till there, but decided otherwise because the last thing I want is to strain myself when I was already feeling the affects of that brisk walk to the store, and yes the weather was getting wet
Now what?
Well, I don't know if you're aware but I live right next to a bus terminal, and a bus was readying to spark the ignition, and to mount the empty bus in all my zeal was for me the work of a moment and there I was, sitting pretty, ready to alight two stops later, and soon found myself in that 'sidekick' store.
Hiking through the various isles to finally come to the one marked pet I wasn't surprised at finding that the only available cat food was the one my cat absolutely detested and never would I feed my cat something he didn't like, so I exited the shop, caught another incoming bus and a few moments later found myself on a supermarket escalator.
Luck was on my side because I found what I was looking for and as joyous as I felt I did feel a bit tired and a slight buzz in the head slowly but steadily thrummed.
The only normal thing to do would be head back to my domus, but goddamn I felt tired and just needed to sit and not do anything I've been doing everyday, seeing how today began a bit crazy, let's just make it a bit more odd.
Barely 10 and I found myself at a McDonald's, ordering a coffee, sitting in a corner and just looking at everyone.
I'd rather drink cheap coffee in this shitty fast food restaurant than drink expensive coffee in shitty coffee chains and let me tell you, their coffee ain't half bad. In fact it's pretty good.
I can't imagine how crowded this place already is, there are people eating mountains of burgers and gallons of cola, and it's hardly just morning.
I've never sat at a restaurant this early and somehow it feels nice to not be home, cooking lunch, or sitting at my desk.
I mean my mornings became much too routine, and since I've been unwell I've hardly ventured out and rightly so, but for some reason it feels absolutely great.
Could be the fact that this coffee is inducing some few good mood in my system, but I like the buzz of people, most of whom are garbed in athleisure.
I'm still pretty conscious about my grey tracks and old sneakers but other than that it feels nice.
Now? Now I'll go back home, the rain is almost stopped, shower, have lunch and pop in a medicine because I might have tired myself today.
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