A Day in the Life of...

Do you ever wonder what it would be like to live a day in the life of someone else? Is someone else's life really as great or horrific as it appears to be or do we simplify the complexities of their life into a series of the most memorable moments?

What about the hum drum droll of daily living? The days without grand adventures or insane family drama, are they worth wanting to live someone else's existence for the few times when things are what you've envied?

As writers we invent worlds with extraordinary circumstances, yet if we had the opportunity to actually be our characters, would we?