Ah, Mondays. That emotional rollercoaster where motivation checks out before you\u2019ve even logged in. Yesterday was one of those days \u2014 coffee doing absolutely nothing, laptop slow and my brain\u2026 still in buffering mode.<\/p>
Then it happened. My 9am meeting. Cancelled.<\/em><\/p> Honestly, I nearly cried. A small miracle from the universe \u2014 a moment of pure, unfiltered joy. For ten whole minutes, I floated around my kitchen like I\u2019d won a mini lottery. No small talk, no fake smiles, no pretending to look deeply interested while secretly wondering what\u2019s for lunch.<\/p> Just peace. Beautiful, blissful peace.<\/p> Of course, that didn\u2019t last long. The pings came. The emails multiplied. The universe clearly thought I\u2019d had enough fun. But you know what? For those few precious minutes, I felt<\/em> like a winner.<\/p> So, I held on to that feeling for as long as I could \u2014 before being brutally reminded that Monday still had hours left to go.<\/p> Still, that little window of unexpected calm? It was a reminder that sometimes, the small gifts matter the most.<\/p>","urlTitle":"the-cancelled-meeting-miracle","url":"\/blog\/the-cancelled-meeting-miracle\/","editListUrl":"\/my-blogs","editUrl":"\/my-blogs\/edit\/the-cancelled-meeting-miracle\/","fullUrl":"https:\/\/thestroppycolleague.com\/blog\/the-cancelled-meeting-miracle\/","featured":false,"published":true,"showOnSitemap":true,"hidden":false,"visibility":null,"createdAt":1762241065,"updatedAt":1762241468,"publishedAt":1762241468,"lastReadAt":null,"division":{"id":292132,"name":"The Stroppy Colleague"},"tags":[],"metaImage":{"original":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/poxoaqyowgy88z4mrrhdik2c7ibluvsvjeybg7ivlvmy39w6.jpeg","thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/poxoaqyowgy88z4mrrhdik2c7ibluvsvjeybg7ivlvmy39w6.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/poxoaqyowgy88z4mrrhdik2c7ibluvsvjeybg7ivlvmy39w6.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"metaTitle":"","metaDescription":"","keyPhraseCampaignId":null,"series":[],"similarReads":[{"id":51970,"title":"Wednesday. The Pretender.","url":"\/blog\/crawling-to-wednesday\/","urlTitle":"crawling-to-wednesday","division":292132,"description":"Wednesday. The day that pretends it\u2019s progress but feels like punishment. Halfway to the weekend, but also halfway to another nervous breakdown in the office kitchen","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/cx6u28wttrarorq4oqqanr34qnipa9s2mdkb3gikometcbzh.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/cx6u28wttrarorq4oqqanr34qnipa9s2mdkb3gikometcbzh.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0},{"id":42056,"title":"What Actually Matters (and What Doesn\u2019t)","url":"\/blog\/whats-most-important-to-you\/","urlTitle":"whats-most-important-to-you","division":292132,"description":"A Core Values exercise can help you identify and clarify the fundamental principles that guide your decisions, behaviours, and life choices.","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/tls617sn9bgeqv3p7imqarclrgc7rrx2rsgezisiog9upyxl.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/tls617sn9bgeqv3p7imqarclrgc7rrx2rsgezisiog9upyxl.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0},{"id":51820,"title":"Shut the Door, Switch Off the Brain","url":"\/blog\/shut-the-door-switch-off-the-brain\/","urlTitle":"shut-the-door-switch-off-the-brain","division":292132,"description":"The working day ends, the laptop snaps shut, and yet your brain is still behaving like an unpaid intern \u2014 drafting imaginary emails, replaying Janet\u2019s fourth interruption, and generally refusing to clock off. Adorable. But let\u2019s be clear: you do not get paid to be haunted by colleagues after hours","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/czrddapouzrkojy3h9gws4dq5hawfk02bxisb6wwgs3cdqve.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/czrddapouzrkojy3h9gws4dq5hawfk02bxisb6wwgs3cdqve.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0}],"labels":[]}