I had a meeting with a colleague this morning in a nearby office building’s large food court, which serves only coffee and prepackaged breakfast food in the mornings and is thus quite deserted during the 9:00 AM hour. While standing at the counter to order coffee, I noticed how striking the various lines of the building’s lobby were for the first time. I’ve been in this building hundreds of times (at least!) over the past 30 years, but I guess I’ve never been standing exactly in this spot, with the light (and light fixtures) being exactly as they were this morning, because it all looked “fresh” to me!

I loved not only the strong vertical and horizontal lines but also the rather spare color palette of silver, black, white, and green (of varying shades, ranging from the pale green floor tiles and wall to the dark green leaves of the plant). Just a nice little moment of delightful awareness to go with my Valentine coffee (roasted in Milwaukee!) Americano as I launched into my work day. . . .

My sadly very long work day, which is only just now ending as I prepare to leave my office at 8:15 PM. But on the plus side, I managed to get a lot of BIG projects completed, so I can go to bed tonight with a clear head filled with zero worries! 🙂