Ever have one of those weeks where nothing seemed to go right?
The kids got sick, your work was sloppy, you’ve been fighting with your husband/boyfriend, you’re tired, been eating crappy foods, the car broke down, got a D+ on a paper, etc.?
It’s at the end of those weeks when I have to sit back on Friday night, take a deep breath, close my eyes and remember the little things that give me strength and make me laugh. For instance:
There’s no one who brings the drama quite like my daughter. Oh, that girl is an Oscar winner RIGHT NOW. Just the other night, we had tucked her into bed and went about our usual routines. About ten minutes later we heard a piercing scream come from her room. We both run in and turn the light on and she’s in the bed, perfectly fine. I walk over to her and check her to see what’s wrong. “Are you okay?” I ask, geniunely concerned.
She rubs her eyes, looks up at me and says, “Mommy? I’d like some cheese.”
Me: *WTF?*
It’s things like that that get me through the days when I feel like crawling in bed and giving it up. Little pieces of my day when I feel like I’m so lucky to live the life I do. I’m so lucky to be my daughter’s mother, just like I’m lucky to have the job that I do, and I’m lucky to meet so many cool people through this blog and in real life.
What gives you strength? How do you know that yes, indeed, everything is gonna be alright?
LMAO! Cheese Ayanna? Really? OMG I love her so much, lol
But God gets me through–constant praying. It’s hard keeping my faith where it should be since I have like EVERYTHING going wrong @ once, but He keeps me going. Also, have a few, yet fantastic set of friends who constantly encourage me & my efforts. It speaks volumes when I’m down in the dumps to have that small, yet great support system. Plus, even though I’m not where I want to be and things are hard for me right now, I’m trying so hard to change how I look at things.
For example: I was pissed I had to pay $801.49 for my car payment I was behind on, but I have 2 good things to think about. One, God gave me the financial blessing I needed (thank you tax refund!) and even though I had to shell out all that money, I still get to ride around in an 08 Fusion. I couldn’t imagine having to catch the bus everywhere…in the winter…with an 8 month old! So I just try to stop and remind myself that although things are bad, I’m still very blessed because they could always be worse. There is someone right now going through more than I am, with less than what I have!
Great post! What gets me through is knowing how greatful I am to appreciate life again. I went through a period where I was so sad and unhappy ALL the time. I was stressed, irritable, angry, mean, didn’t want to get out the bed, actually very rarely did and I was at an all time low. But to be able to genuinly smile is all I need to get over life and myself sometimes. I think life is tough for many folks right now and even though things may not be how I want, I know it’s by God’s grace that things aren’t much worse…because they could be.
This morning my little sister woke me up out of my sleep to hand me a picture she drew for me…and in the moment I was like, wtf did she have to do that for! But once I fully woke up and saw it on my dresser…it put a smile on my face to know it was that important to her that she HAD to make sure her big sissy got her special pic she made just for me
Right now, I am feeling how Jonesi use to feel, so I’m gonna have to get back to you on this one…