05/14/2026
Thoughtful Thursday from Outlaw Insurance
Today was one of those days.
You know the kind where nothing is catastrophic… but somehow everything stacks up at once?
My dog broke my computer screen.
I fell and bruised my knee.
That same dog destroyed my favorite sandals.
Our pool side collapsed.
The second windshield replacement still didn’t fix the issue, so now they have to come out a third time.
And to top it all off? The water flavor packets I love didn’t come with the Walmart order. 😅
Now individually, every one of these things is minor. Honestly, most of them are silly.
But all together?
I could feel myself getting overwhelmed and headed toward a full crash out.
Then I remembered our 5 year rule.
If it won’t matter in 5 years, we try not to let it steal too much of today.
That doesn’t mean things can’t be frustrating. It doesn’t mean you have to pretend everything is sunshine and rainbows. Sometimes you just have to sit there and admit, “Wow, today kinda sucked.”
But it does help put things into perspective.
Five years from now, I won’t care about the sandals.
Or the windshield.
Or the pool.
Or the missing water flavor packets.
What I will care about is whether I let a hard day ruin my attitude, my peace, or the way I treated the people around me.
Sometimes the little things pile up so loudly that they feel big.
But not everything deserves permanent space in our minds.
And sometimes the best thing you can do is laugh a little, regroup, and remind yourself:
"This probably won’t matter in 5 years."
~Kaci