I decide to start dinner since I arrived home first. I figure something nice and simple would be perfect. I prepared a light salad for both of us and make up a dish with rice, steamed vegetables, and chicken. Everything is just about finished and I start setting up the table as you walk in. I greet you with a cheerful hello but your bland response immediately tells me that something is wrong.
Upon closer inspection, I realize that your eye shows signs of bruising. I instantly get fired up, asking if someone did this to you. You give me a slight smile as you sit at the table and it calms me down for a second. You start to explain to me that it was an accident. Just one of the many things that went wrong with your day. You just learned that your company is down-sizing that changes are going to be made. A big name client is considering on pulling out of a potential deal due to the lack of professionalism that your team provided for him during a recent visit. To top it all off, one of your co-workers accidentally slammed a cabinet door into because it was jammed. They yanked on it and didn't realize that you were walking by. To top it all off, you found out that one of your best friends is considering a divorce. All in all, its been an okay day.