A Purple Pen Kind of Day

I have that old Vanessa Carlton song stuck in my head. You know, the one that goes: Just a day. Just an ordinary day. Just trying to get by. 

Today is going to be like that - an ordinary day. 

At least as far as I know, it is. There is nothing exciting, no departure from the routine on the docket. I will go to work, run a few errands on the way home, straighten the house, make dinner and then read a book or possibly watch a season premiere or two. Just your average, run of the mill Tuesday.

There's nothing wrong with ordinary days. They make the exciting ones that much more....well, out of the ordinary. But sometimes it's nice when there's something to add a little magic - not matter how small or seemingly inconsequential - to the usual.

Enter the purple pen.

There's nothing particularly special about my purple Papermate pen. In fact, it's quite ordinary in and of itself. But there's something about writing everything in a color that isn't normal that adds a little pizazz to the day.

So I'm thinking today, this ordinary Tuesday is a purple pen kind of day.

What brightens your ordinary days?