This morning was one of those days.
Well because of the way my brain is wired I purposely have to make an effort on those days, like today, to not count my blessings like I’ve so faithfully trained myself to do. Seriously how ridiculous is that? When I am smack dab in the middle of a pretty little pitty party and my thoughts start to wander in a more positive direction, I seriously do everything I can to punch those positive thoughts right in the face and drag my brain back to the wallowing! I mean really y’all, just typing it out makes me realize just how pathetic that is.
And then I clean the kitchen.
You may wonder how in the heck that has anything to do with anything. But follow me here. Because to me cleaning the kitchen is the first step in getting back on track. It’s just enough work to make me feel that despite my pitty party I accomplished something today. And more importantly I am the kind of girl who values a clean kitchen so much that as long as it is clean, the rest of the house and/or even the rest of my life could be a disaster and I am not so overwhelmed. Once I clean my kitchen, that let’s my mind rest on the fact that maybe I do have it more together then I think and despite the list of ugggggs in front of me, I still got it pretty good. A clean kitchen is just a little thing. But the little things really do mean everything!
Today once the kitchen was clean, the gratitude rolled back in despite my best martyring efforts. Man I’m thankful for a dishwasher! For years in Hawaii I didn’t have one. And hallelujah for a full fridge and some leftovers so I don’t have to make a big mess in here tonight. And oh listen to those sweet little giggles upstairs playing with their best friend Avery whom I love. And what a good best friend I have who calls me just to say hi on a late Saturday afternoon. Don’t forget I cleaned the kitchen but look, sweet Keagan cleaned the family room and play room this morning. And it’s not so sweltering hot outside, could it possibly be cooling down? Probably not but a girl can dream! And all those little things add up to a whole new woman for the day. And we are back on track!
If I sat around today waiting for something big and grand to snap me out of it, I would still be having one miserable day. But the little things are more then enough. Let me repeat that, the little things are more then enough! When you believe in cliche quotes like bloom where you’re planted, it’s easy to believe in others like “enjoy the little things in life for one day you will look back and realize they were the big things.” So true, so true!
Nothing big has happened around here since I last blogged. But a whole lot of little things have and they add up to be a pretty big and beautiful life!
Both girls are loving 4th grade and wake up happy and come home from school happy (most days)! What a massive blessing! Their teachers are each already proving how wonderful they are as they are both so invested in the girls success and the unique paths they each may have to take to get there. Keagan and I have had lots of conversations lately about taking ownership of her own hard work and they have gone really well. We even got to chat again over lunch one day and I get hugs from both girls throughout the day which fills me with so much gratitude for being able to work at their school! Plus I work with the best group of woman who I just love! Keagan told me this week that I’m just going to HAVE to get jobs at Doerre and Klein when they go there. I’m not sure it works that way and not sure she will always want that but of course I didn’t mention that.
This past week Keags started back at DPAC and will audition this coming week for a part in the musical Elf Jr. I haven’t seen her so excited in awhile as she almost couldn’t keep her joyful anticipation inside her own body! And Riley is just relishing in her darling ballet class and the other little 3 and 4 year old ballerinas are as sweet as can be.
Sami had to go back to Idaho but we were happy to have the time with her and had a great time celebrating her birthday early in true Texas fashion at a steakhouse.
Keagan went to her very first birthday party that I didn’t know the parents last week. I called and asked the mom all kind of questions and went and stayed for the first 45 mins of the 2 hour party like the crazy momma I am. Thankfully Keagan didn’t mind one bit. And meanwhile Riley had a blast playing with/being babysat by sweet Juliette Walker at her house.
Speaking of, I am thankful every Sunday and Wednesday to be with such awesome and powerful girls in Young Women’s and continue to be amazed by all that they are teaching me, not the other way around.
I am super thankful for real and deep friendships where I can be myself, speak my mind and laugh so hard that my stomach hurts! That made an unbelievably delicious lunch this week with Taryn and Allie even so much better! And a night hanging out with Auntie Jenn who is in town from LA and the entire amazing Cook family last Sunday SO good for my soul!
And finally last Saturday the girls and I had a magical little evening. After dinner out with Sa and Todd we went to do something we have meant to do for over a year. We went on a little nature walk on a trail we found long ago and ended it with laughing together on a bench swing nearby. It was a perfect couple hours of a beautiful night with just the three of us who share SO much love and laughter my heart could have burst. It wasn’t anything grand, but it was a little experience that I will remember forever. You know, because it’s the little things...
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