The Patty project

I caught myself out for being quite petty earlier this week.

I finished work a little early one afternoon so I went and had a pedicure.

When done I went to grab my card to pay and the woman asked if I had cash to which I answered no and she then pointed to a handwritten sign saying eftpos down.

I rolled my eyes to let her see how displeased I was at having to now pay a fee to withdraw cash as the closest ATM’s were not from my bank and then went along and withdrew money.

As I unhappily went about my withdrawal I remembered that I had coins in my bag so I started to count them and was frustrated that I was $2 down from the $30 that was owed which meant that the plan I was mentally scheming was not going to be.

I wanted to pay her $30 worth of coins for inconveniencing me.

I withdrew the smallest amount available at the ATM which was $50 and then went into the closest store to make an unnecessary cheap purchase to break the note and then I went back to the nail shop and handed the woman $30 in coins .

It’s fair to say that she didn’t look pleased at having to count so many coins .

As she was counting I was feeling more and more satisfied because I had inconvenienced her like she had done me .

What a waste of time and energy for a moment of satisfaction.

Two days later when sharing about this with my kids I heard myself and thought to myself what was really going on here?

Looking back on this situation, I realize it was a complete waste of time and energy for a fleeting moment of satisfaction .

It’s not worth getting caught up in these petty things.

I’ve learned my lesson and now I’m moving forward.

Although, every time I take off my socks this week, I’ll be reminded of this silly incident and honestly of how petty Patty was being .

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