An Attitude of Gratitude!

For a while there I thought the Universe was out to get me.  I don’t really enjoy my job, my knees hurt, I need to lose about 20kg, I feel cramped in my house, I wish we had a pool, there’s no time to go to gym, my kids fight, I never have time to blog….. I’m a nice person dammit!  Throw me a bone once in a while, Universe!

I took a “personal day” yesterday.  Which when you work for yourself, really just means a day without getting paid, but I needed to just spend the day in bed feeling sorry for myself.  I did just that for all of 2hrs.  Then a colleague from work said that I should follow my own advice and read a few pages from “The Secret”.  I am a huge fan of “The Secret” and am always telling everyone to just put things out there and everything will work out.  Yet, I don’t always follow my own advice.

So I took out my book, randomly opened it up and read 5 pages (as instructed by my friend).  What I read (obviously) was EXACATLY what I needed to hear. I immediately took a big girl pill (not my daily “happy pill” mind you), put on my big girl panties (figuratively and literally) and faced the world – and by world, I mean I went to Café Rossini for a Latte and their delicious cheesecake!

But nevertheless, I decided to put an end to my pity party, because after all, I was the only one there and how much fun is a party for one?  I decided to make a list of the things I am grateful for…. (Part of what I read yesterday was on Gratitude – I can blog about this at length…. But I’ll leave that for another time.)

So to start of my journey of having an “Attitude of Gratitude” here are a few things I am grateful for:

My Family:  The kids might fight, BUT at least I have kids – There are many child-less women out there who would love to hear the sound of fighting kids.

The Government Shuffler and HeWhoCanDoNoWrong

My Husband: He puts up with all my crap and even though there are times when I say he does "Nothing" - he and I both know he does "EVERYTHING" and more!

The patient Husband and I

My Job:  At least I have one. AND…. It’s beyond beyond flexible – I have the kind of flexibility any working mom would give her packed lunch for.

My Health:  My health might involve carrying a few (ok more than a few) excess kgs, BUT I am relatively healthy – apart from my crappy knees.

My Knees:  While they are crappy and hurt – at least I am able to walk (even if with a little bit of pain).

My House: It might not be a mansion, but it keeps us all safe and warm and let’s face it – a smaller house is FAR easier to keep clean and tidy!

So for now I am going to focus less on what I don't want and don't like and focus more on what I do want and do have.

This blog is dedicated to my two very special colleagues who created an inspirational space for me to work in when I came back to work today!