Thankfulness: Week 1

I'm usually a very positive person. I've heard people say I can be obnoxiously happy at times. Normally I can see the silver lining in every rain cloud. 

But lately, it's been hard. Dealing with PPD for the second time, life handing us lemons everywhere we turn and feeling suffocated with the million irons we have in the fire; I've been run down and negative. I've been frustrated and irritated. We've dealt with a bent rim on our car twice now. A transmission line on our truck blew. Frozen water pipes so many times that I've lost count. Our dog was hit and killed in the road. If it wasn't for breakers, our house would have likely burnt down due to an electric fire in our basement. The list goes on and on and on. Instead of getting down about it, we stand back up and continue fighting... 
but I would be lying if I didn't say that some days I just want to throw in the towel.

So, I've decided that it's time to start focusing on the positive side of things. Each week I will do a blog post of 5 things I'm thankful for that day. This will be an everyday thing for me, but I'm not going to bore you with a blog post everyday. 

So...

Week 1

  1. I'm thankful for my husband. The last few weeks have been crazy with 2 sick kids, now I'm sick, I dealt with Plugged Ducts for the last 2 days. But Ben, he's been a rockstar. Staying up with Bailey who won't sleep well due to being congested despite Baby Vicks. He has done dishes, picked up the house, done laundry, rocked Bailey so I could sleep for a few hours. This is on top of going to work and class and keeping up with the animals. He is my rock. I'm so blessed to have him.
  2. I'm thankful for breastfeeding. Since I'm breastfeeding, Bailey's cold hasn't been much worse than a little nose congestion. She is in pretty good spirits during the day, she's just having a harder time sleeping at night. But, at night, I can easily soothe her with breastfeeding and we're all getting a bit more sleep than we would normally get.
  3. I'm thankful for my Greens! Ah yes, my Greens. They have given me the energy to keep up with the house, the kids, work and everything else life throws at me. Normally I would be worthless at the end of the day when I'm sick, but I am an energizer bunny with my Greens!
  4. I'm thankful for my boss. She has been incredibly understanding and I was reminded of that last night. I'm a perfectionist. I like to think I can be Super Mom everyday. But the truth is, I can't. I can't always get it all done before the sun goes down. I feel like a failure at my job almost everyday because being a WAHM, I can't devote 8+ hours to work like I could if they were at daycare or even before I had kids. So I'm thankful that my boss is happy with whatever effort I can put towards my job everyday. Now I just need to learn to lower my expectations of myself.
  5. I'm thankful for a good shower. The shower is my release. It's where I can cry if I need to. Where I can get lost in thought. Where I can have a conversation with God. At the end of a good shower, I'm a whole new person ready to tackle what life throws at us.
Until next time, friends

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