Soggy Pizza - SOL20 Day 18

I was excited - too excited - about eating frozen pizza for lunch. I had been thinking about it all morning, and now it was finally time to take it out of the oven. I had carefully watched the crust to make sure that it reached that perfect golden brown color. It smelled divine (or as divine as a frozen pizza can smell). I took it out of the oven and forced myself to let it cool. I cut it into perfectly even pieces and as I began to lift the slices onto my plate, I had a horrible realization: the pizza was soggy. Soggy. I had cooked the pizza for longer than the recommended time. The outside crust was perfectly golden and crisp. I had let it cool on the rack before cutting it. Still, despite my effort, the center was floppy and smushy. Soggy. I ate it anyway. I wasn't going to let the food go to waste.

Today, like my pizza, was soggy. The weather was soggy. My mood was soggy. The moods of the people that I talked to today were soggy. I have been carefully staying aware of my habits and my thoughts. I have been making myself a daily schedule, trying to maintain some semblance of normalcy. I've been establishing new routines. I've been balancing work and reward. I have been taking breaks from media. I've been reminding myself that having a positive mindset is key. Still, despite my effort, today was soggy. I'll take it for what it was and try to learn something from it. I won't let a day go to waste.

There is hope that the next pizza I make will come out perfect. There is peace in knowing that tomorrow is a new day.