Today, was a good day!

So... a couple of weeks ago (August 10th to be exact) I left my monthly pass on the commuter rail.  Why I ever took it out to put on the little seat 'thingy' I will never know, but I did.  I mean, I even BOUGHT a handy little Vera Bradley wristlet (exact one seen here) to help - it has a window on the other side, so I don't even NEED to take it out except when going on the subway.  But.. I did take it out and left it there, almost two weeks ago.  But, today was a good day.

The past two weeks have been an expensive pain in the rear end, to say the least.  I have driven into the city ($22 / day = yikes), paid for at least 4 rides on the commuter rail, and used about $15 on my charlie card to ride Boston's fantastic public transportation system.

But today - although dark, dreary, cold and rainy Monday, turned out to be a great day.  I went to work figuring that it was going to be a crappy day.  But.. it was NOT!  Why is it?  Let's review...

• Filene's basement allowed me to return merchandise even though it was 3 days past the "30 Day" clause ($81 back in my pocket)
• I got off the Green Line at 5:37 ... and I made the 5:40 Train to Salem
• As I got on the train, I stopped and asked the conductor if I could get on with my receipt as I left my pass on there...he asked what zone - I told him and he quickly said - here you go...and gave me my pass back! ($10 - $60 back in my pocket)
• When I got home, I noticed that the hamburger meat I bought had gone bad, despite the date being current.  I returned it, and not only got my $ back, they doubled it!  ($8 in my pocket)

So... despite being a crappy day out, all was not lost and it turned out to be a great day!