I haven't been very Zestie lately. Even before the rainy days started, I've felt in a gloom. As I said in my previous post, things have been a little challenging lately finding a place to live and a full-time job. Still feeling positive over all, but it's not the easiest.
As I walked to Forza in the rain, I made a decision. Every day, I will find something bright about the day. Something awesome. Something zestful.
For anyone who doesn't know, my camp name is Zest. I got this camp name when I was 16. I was high energy, constantly moving, loud, and a little crazy. Plus, I look damn good in orange. The name fit me perfectly. I thought about changing it when I went to a new camp this last summer, but that just wouldn't be possible. My camp persona is a part of me, even when the dreary gray days and the disappointing job news and the fighting, bickering kids push her so far down she's almost disappeared. And it's time for Zest to be a little more active.
From here on out, I will highlight at least one positive thing about the day. Just to a reminder for myself, that even when everything is going wrong, I'm extremely lucky. I live in a beautiful, exciting city. I'm healthy (enough), have a great support system back in NH who encourage me to follow my dreams out here, and while I may be essentially living paycheck to paycheck, I still have enough spare change to give to the man on the corner who has less than I do.
Rain can't stop me now!
Today's Zest moment is brought to you by my new North Face raincoat. I haven't really owned a raincoat since I was a kid and my mother still bought my clothes. On rainy days, I usually just wear a baseball cap and a sweatshirt with a big hood. Or this sweatshirt vest with the best hood ever and an orange, water "resistant" windbreaker that someone gave me for free one summer. Moving to Seattle though, with it's wet reputation, I figured it was about time I invested in a real raincoat. Today was the first day I really needed it, and man was it great! I walked the 15 minutes to Forza in the rain, and stayed as dry as could be. The hood is large, the sleeves can be cinched up, the pockets have zippers, it's long enough to cover my phone in my back pocket. Plus, it' s orange! (A major theme in my life.) I have definitely been convinced that everyone should own a really good raincoat. Thanks North Face!