smiles

so i tried smiling this morning rather than my usual deadpan morning face that i put on with my sunglasses... u know sometimes it's just less effort to crack that smile. Anyway, this morning I decided to put on a half-smile, at least so I didn’t look growly or pouty, when getting my starbucks, and lo and behold, cute guy, no edit, cute MAN, smiles BACK AT ME, in my head I’m like wtf, what you smiling at?!, but the guy keeps smiling at me

he: oh you must be on vacation to be smiling like that

me: no, no, not on vacation. Just really happy that’s warm and sunny outside

more smiles from the both of us J J

more chit chat

me internal: oh good god don’t look like a douche

he: you just made my day smiling like that!

oOOooo

incidentally, we reach the door together, he holds it open for me, WHO DOES THAT ANYMORE!? And we walk outside.

End of story.

Beginning of a great day.

Yes, all it takes are 2 mins of random smiling and chit chat to make myself feel better.

I think I’ll try this smiling bit more.