Mail

It is funny to think how something so trivial and pedestrian as mail delivery can affect your psyche, but it has for me. When we moved into our apartment here I noticed that the mail delivery happened VERY late in the afternoon, around 5pm. That is super late for me and when I started working from home I quickly realized how annoying that was. In fact, at the onset of the winter and the darker afternoons, the mail wouldn't get here until well after dark some days. Just plain annoying when you are anticipating the arrival of things in your mailbox - most importantly checks!

So a few weeks ago I noticed the mail came a little earlier. I was pretty excited about it and simply chalked it up to dumb lock or a different route for that day or maybe even a mail carrier reluctant to hang around late in the afternoon for the snow we were expected to have. Anyway, this early mail delivery became a pattern, and now it happens around noon everyday. That is what I'm talking about! I love it so much better. I get the mail at a time when I can actually do something about it that day. Whether it be bills, a check, or what have you, I can hit the bank or just get better organized than if it came later.

Like I said, this is something so trivial until it happens to you and you understand the value of having an earlier mail delivery. I did find out that we actually got a new mail carrier on our route. We used to have a small woman and a few times while I was out I saw the same new dude pushing around his little USPS insignia mail cart thingy. This guy is all business. In fact, he is so efficient that he uses a hands free blue tooth in his ear to chat on the phone to his homeys during his mail route in order to help pass the time and stay on task. Whatever you gotta do, bro - I appreciate it!

So that's my story about how mail delivery affects my day-to-day. If you have later-than-usual mail delivery, hang in there!