We all make bad decisions at one time or another

I have been occupied with meetings, seminars, continuing education, transporting parents and meals, and painting a garage.

Yesterday I had a choice of things to do:

Spend some quality time with good friends in Chicago and be in the audience of Nate Berkus' new tv show

or spend 7 hours at a conference listening to dry presentations on "leadership."

Because I had prepaid the registration fee for the conference and topics were directly related to both my occupation and my volunteer work, I felt I must choose the latter.

As a result, I came home feeling like this

instead of this