This weekend, a friend complemented me in a very wonderful way on Facebook. Her complement completely caught me by surprise, and I felt a little humbled and embarrassed by it, to be honest. Why? Because she told me that I inspired her in areas that I have been really struggling in lately. And I felt like a fraud.
As we undergo a reorganization at work and the utter lack of organization that comes with a major home renovation project, I'm a little out of sorts. Every week I tell myself, this week I will work out, this week I will eat better. Every night I say, tonight I will not lose my patience. Tonight I will be engaged with my children. Or tackle the laundry. Or actually write something.
And then I fail.
But that Facebook post has me looking at things differently. It reminded me of where I need to put my energy and when I put that energy into the right things, everyone in this home is better off. It also reminded me that I need to be kinder to myself. So what if I couldn't run a 5K right now? I don't need to. I just need to try and get some fresh air, climb some steps, and eat healthful, real food regularly.
When life is full, which is how I try to refer to my day-to-day situation, the lovely things become so much more important. So I'm going to strive to focus on those pleasures. The avocado on toast. The potential of new yarn. The sound of my child sounding out words.
Of course, that is was my plan behind this blog all along — focusing on the lovely things in life. Perhaps if I get this back on track, the rest of my full life will right itself as well.
A LOVELY MOMENT FROM MY DAY: It involved a $3 cake from Aldi and my kids. Enough said.
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