Man, am I grouchy today! For no particular reason I am looking at life with the glass half empty and I feel like it is out of my control!
What I would usually think about on a day like this:
I am so glad to be home with the girls for a second day and not have to go to work.
I am glad that Addison can get some extra rest and Vitamin C since she is
fighting a cold.
I am glad that we only lost power for three hours so far.
Great I can catch up on some laundry and housework.
I should bake something or make the house smell great with a recipe I want to try
I really should figure out how to sell my stuff on Ebay
Maybe I could scrapbook a little or send my pics to walgreens.
I should update the blog while the girls nap.
Today my thoughts are:
Great, if my paycheck shrinks anymore I will owe the daycare some money to work there
Geesh how much snot can come out of a three year old? I swear we have used two boxes of tissues in two days. And why is she so crabby?
Three hours without power so far, was that just a preview of what is to come? And why does the house feel so drafty?
If I bake something I will just eat it and that won't help my diet plus I don't want to make the kitchen any messier.
The last thing I feel like doing is cleaning and it doesn't matter if I do because it will just get messy this evening anyway.
Why can't I figure out ebay? Shipping is so confusing.
If I start to scrapbook, I will just get interupted anyways.
Why update the blog? Who reads it anyways? I always write about the same things. It's not like I have anything exciting to say like "We sold the house." "We are going on vacation" "We won the lottery" "I got a promotion" "We got a new car"
WOW, EVEN I AM TIRED OF LISTENING TO ME! NOW THAT I HAVE VENTED,I AM GOING TO MAKE MYSELF A CUP OF COFFEE AND CHANGE MY MINDSET SO MY MOOD DOESN'T RUB OFF ON MY FAMILY.
5 comments:
Erin, I totally understand the last "thought" you had regarding your blog because I often think it myself. I rarely update my blog these days because honestly, not a lot of interesting things happen to me. I don't even have kids to write about! I'm always so impressed about how great you and Leslie are at keeping your blogs up to date. I look forward to reading your posts and check every day to see what you've written.
And I think it's totally OK to take advantage of the crappy weather, hang out, watch movies with the girls, and mess up the kitchen while trying out a new recipe. Yes, the house will just get messy again. And that's OK. As Dad used to always say, "people live here". Messes are a part of life and having a family.
Hope your cup of coffee made your day a little better!
Erin,
Mom and I just read your blog and had a good laugh together. You are so good at painting pictures with your words. I'm not sure if you were going for humor, but it was funny.
It's the winter blahs. Two days snowed in (with probably at least one more), can have an effect on anybody.
I hope Addie beats her cold soon and doesn't share it with the rest of you.
Hang in there.
Love Dad
Erin I read your blog often I just don't leave many comments.I've had a day and an a half off and really enjoyed it.
So glad my grouchy only lasted until 1:00! When Addi woke up from her nap, we danced for 30 minutes straight! How can you stay in a bad mood after that?
Thanks Meaghan! Mom and Dad I am glad that you had a good laugh! Yesterday not so funny and today I can definitely see the humor. Faye glad you enjoyed your days off.
Hi Erin -
I LOVE to read your blog, so please keep updating it regularly. It is the everyday things that are the most interesting to me. Trust me, it may not seem like exciting stuff to you, but some day you (and your kids) will be very excited to read about your "boring" life.
A couple of months ago Meaghan found a journal we wrote in on a trip to Colorado. The "trippy" parts were not that interesting, but the stuff written on the ride out there was hilarious. It was a real "slice of life" treasure.
Keep blogging, Erin!!! You may not see the value in it now, but one day your cabin fever ramblings about snot, messes, and ebay will be priceless recollections of your time as a young mother. (And your kids will laugh about how funny and old-fashioned "ebay" seems to them.)
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