Anyway, I didn’t come here to whine about that (okay, maybe
a little bit); I want to talk about the good things. Because of what I’m dealing with on that
front, I’ve done my best to reduce stress elsewhere in my life. I unfortunately, dropped out of the online
class that I had signed up for because the deadlines of the assignments and
tests were a pressure that I just didn’t need.
I still want to watch the lessons though and perhaps learn something.
One thing that I’ve learned this month is that when parts of
your life are going to hell, to remember and experience the good things in
life. They never really go away but can
sometimes be overshadowed. Here some
good things in my life:
-I finally got up the courage to watch The Walking Dead on
Netflix. I’ve wanted to dive into that
show for a while but was afraid that I wouldn’t sleep at night. It turns out that there’s nothing like
binge-watching zombies chowing down on people to make you forget your troubles
for a little while. I’ve watched the
first three seasons and eagerly anticipate Season 4 hitting Netflix.
-I’m not a big greeting card buyer but went out and bought
my kids Valentine’s cards (and a small treat) to brighten our week. My kids’ smiles when they got them brightened
my day. I even bought one and mailed it
to my SIL, who has been a bright point in my life even if I haven’t been
calling her enough lately. Hopefully
she’ll forgive me my quiet period.
-I’ve read a couple of good books lately that I plan to
review here in the near future. Reading
is such a wonderful way to escape from life’s troubles for a little while. It lets you escape to a different world and
has a great calming effect on me.
-I’ve even gotten out a couple times. I know, shocking! A couple of weeks ago, a group of us from
work and a few others all went out for dinner in honour of a co-worker/friend
who is going for surgery to remove a cancerous growth. His outlook is good (caught quickly) and he
has been overwhelmed with the well-wishes that have been coming to him. It felt good to be a part of that. We also went, this past Saturday, to The
Boy’s girlfriend’s sweet-sixteen party.
Yep, he’s dating an older woman (seven months)! It was really nice to get out, socialize and
feel normal for a while.
-Last weekend when my balcony was clear of snow and ice and
completely dry for the first time in a few months, I got out there and cooked
on my BBQ. Oh how I have missed grilled
meat!
-The days are getting longer. I now leave for work and head home in
daylight and boy what a difference it makes.
The good news is that I have managed to get through the darkest part of
the year without sinking as low as I did last year. That is certainly something to be grateful
for.
-This past Saturday I put up a post participating in JC
Little’s book blog tour. Anyone who
hasn’t already seen it and commented, get on over there! We are giving away a copy of the book along
with some other cool swag. I’ve never
done anything like this before and it has certainly given me something to be excited
about. I’m so glad that I took the
plunge and volunteered for it when she put out the call last month because it
gave me the nudge I needed to keep at the blog when I might have just wallowed
in my misery and let it go.
-No list of good things in my life will ever be complete
without my kids. They can always make me
smile and are the light in my life even when things seem their darkest. Their love lets me know that I’m doing
something right
What life lessons have you learned lately?
Kat
Love your list! I love the longer days too.
ReplyDeleteThat extra daylight just adds a certain extra spring to your step :)
DeleteComing by from MAMA KATS...
ReplyDeleteyour list of good things is great...positivity breeds more positivity...I there should be a Hallmark card that says that...or maybe I'll just make my own.
In February I learned that I hate winter...Not that I didn't already KNOW that, but I re-learned it when the heat pump started working at 1/2 capacity ( as in it is dying) on a day when the high outside was 16...it was 54 in my house with a fire roaring in the fireplace and a pot of water steaming on the stove:(
Then I learned that I really hate winter when the heatpump goes up AND black mold is found in it so it MUST BE REPLACED instead of merely repaired.
Luckily the last few years of paying down debt I learned paid off when the bank gave us a loan to purchase the new heatpump system...but now we're back in debt but can't have black mold spores killing the kids or grandkids so...
February was a learning month that I am happy to see end.
stop by my blogs sometime...
dawneing.blogspot.com
colormethin.blogspot.com
colormecrafting.blogspot.com
It sucks that you had to replace the whole thing. At least your financial efforts paid off in getting that loan; it must feel good to get that far.
ReplyDeleteI don't generally mind winter but I imagine that I'd change my mind with no heat in this place. Stay warm Dawn; it's almost spring!
I agree... reading is good for you! Have a great March!
ReplyDeleteSunshine, new books, spring cleaning….. I think it will be pretty good :)
DeleteWinter will end eventually...looking forward to all the sunshine! I hope everything works out for you. All of the stress from those other relationships is no good. :(
ReplyDeleteI agree! This is why I'm doing my best to keep the rest of my life as simple as possible and trying to remember to stop and breathe - it's all about balance.
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