I took trash out early this morning. There was a woman with baskets & bags of clothes & stuff inside of the large/enclosed bin ‘area’. She was on her feet but didn’t seem to notice that I was ‘there’. I kept a bit of a distance while I tossed the trash into the bin. I fell a little short with the empty oatmeal cylinder with apple peels/skins inside it. When it hit the ground she appeared to ‘snap out it’. I apologized & told her I was sorry to have disturbed her. I asked her how she was as I picked up the oatmeal container & apple peelings. She said she was exhausted & had gotten off work at midnight. I said to her, “oooooh, & you’re up this early”? It was close to 8 a.m. She said that she hadn’t been to sleep & was waiting for a cab to pick her up. Having picked up my mess & gotten it where it needed to be I wished her well & was on my way. I had an ice cold sprite soda that I thought I was gonna enjoy on my way to run a few errands, instead I offered it to her & she appreciatively accepted! I know it hit the spot, sprite always does!
Nikki In a Nutshell 