It's a Mom's Life

If you give a mom a cookie, she'll want coffee to go with it.
When she gets to the coffee maker, she'll find it hidden behind a counter full of dirty dishes.
Once she washes the dishes and wipes the counters, she'll realize how dirty the floor is and, hey, she has a infant crawling around.
When she tries to empty dustpan into the trash, she'll find it overflowing.
While she's putting the trash out, she'll hear the coffee beep that it's ready.
As she's mixing up her coffee in her beloved coffee cup she'll find there's no milk because she didn't make it grocery shopping yesterday due to kids' sports.
Since she's going out to the grocery store anyway, she'll take the overdue books back to the library and pick up the holds that are there for the last day.
She'll get to the grocery store to find she has no money in that envelope because it's the third of the month and she didn't get to the budget over the weekend.
So she'll sit in the car and figure that out and then head over to the bank to pull the money out.
She'll realize she's starving and still existing without beloved coffee but drive past the overpriced coffee shop anyway.
Once she's made it through the lovely discount grocery store, under budget, she'll get home and unload the groceries.
As she opens the fridge to store the groceries she'll realize it's filthy and empty so she might as well wipe it down first.
Once the groceries are nestled all snug in their places she'll turn the coffee pot back on to heat her coffee.
If she drinks a cup of coffee she'll want a cookie to go with it.
She had one. But the kids ate it while she was doing dishes.
So she'll bake some fresh. In the clean kitchen. That's full of groceries.

2015

Word of the year: DISCIPLINE.
My signature had always been accompanied by a smiley. Always. Even way back in third grade when I first signed my social security card. Even today when I sign an email with a :). Always. So it has troubled me that for some time now I have been struggling for some time with happiness, joy, cheerfulness. Me, the natural optimist with so many blessings had become a grump. I've been at a loss for how to change this and have tried many things: grateful lists, hanging out with joyful friends, prayer, meditation, you name it. Finally I decided to change the things that I was unhappy about. Crazy thought, huh? What is it that is bringing me down? Well, my husband has always said you need to keep these five things straight to be happy, healthy, and successful: Faith, Family, Friends, Fitness and Finances. Our Faith is strong, but I need to dedicate more time to prayer. I think I'll mesh this with my new year's resolution to get up a little earlier so I can enjoy a quiet cup of coffee and pray. My family is awesome. I have been making more time for friends, especially as they are joining me for walks and runs. Fitness. Sigh. I stated out this year weighing 195, 10 lbs less than my previous pregnancy but still way more than I should. Gaining control of my weight is something I've been working at for some time. It has finally come time to get a handle on it. I needed an action plan. For me that was weight watchers. So far I'm about halfway done. I'm also training for my second ever half marathon, the navy airforce half. Which happens to coincide for training for the Anthem Richmond Marathon. Still contemplating that one [Read: talking husband into it. ;)] Finally, our finances could be better as well. The approach in taking for that is Dave Ramsey-ish. It is amazing how much of a mood lift having a game plan, a goal to work toward, is. In I where I want to be? No. But do I know where in going? Yes. And am I on that path? Yes. Is it easy? No. It requires discipline.