The Only Constant, is Change

It has been a week. The universe must have decided that I was feeling a little too comfortable with the way that things were going, and like a gigantic snow globe, I’ve been turned upside down and all of my pieces shaken loose and I’ve spent much of the week trying to grab them all and put myself back together again.  It’s June, which means we are almost halfway through the year - and it has been a hellish year, not only for me, but for a lot of people around me, too. Professionally, personally - I’m at a point where I don’t feel like I have a good amount of control on any one area of my life.  When you're a control freak, that's a special kind of hell. So what does this mean? It means that I have had to put the brakes on a lot of things, and I’m not a very patient person. If I want something- I want it when I want it, and being forced to wait things out, is making me feel extremely unsettled. When I feel unsettled, I want to pack up all of my belongings and run. 

So, I woke up this morning and decided I needed a road trip - by myself. There's something about being in the car, with some really great music that helps me to clear my head a little bit and gain some perspective.  I set my sights on Ralph's Cafe in Brooks Maine. I've been here several times, the place NEVER disappoints. It's an hour away from where I live, so I felt like it was a good short road trip, too. 

This is the kind of place that when you go there, you should expect to wait. So when I got there and saw a line of people waiting outside, I wasn't shocked. What did shock me, was that I was seated nearly five minutes later. It's a small place, with amazing antique decor- the kind of place where no matter how many times you go there, you always see something new that you missed on your previous visit. 

I ordered myself some scrambled eggs with shaved steak, bacon and sausage with Jack cheese and home fries. It also came with a side of homemade white toast.

It was a whole lot of food, and I only ate half of it... but it was delicious. With Tax and tip, it came to $16.96.

Upon leaving, I checked in with my younger sister, who said that she was heading to Belfast with my other sister,  niece and nephews, so I met up with them and joined in on some sister fun time with the kids at the City Park in Belfast. If you have kids, and you haven't taken yours there, you should. It's really an amazing place. 

It has been a very family focused weekend, which is something that I needed in order to give myself a good reset.  I'm not sure that I necessarily feel ready for whatever the universe is going to throw at me next, but that's the one thing that I can say about being ready- we aren't ever prepared for what life throws at us. We can try to keep ourselves open to the opportunities that may come our way, but as soon as we get comfortable, things will undoubtedly change.