The little things that get me through...

Thursday always seems to be the day that I take a breath and know that the week is almost over... once I make it to Thursday the weekend no longer seems so far away. It's one of those little things that seems to make a person feel better, and maybe it's only me... most people will only feel that relief when it is officially Friday, but I find that I'm really not too hard to please.

Here is a list of the other little things that make a world of difference and gets me through each day.

• The first day, after a long winter, that you leave work and you can still see the sun in the sky and it's just warm enough to roll the windows down on the drive home to breathe the amazing fresh air... (counting on no yucky trucks in front of you polluting your wonderful air)

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• The first evening that it's warm enough to keep your bedroom windows open... listening to the night sounds and feeling the breeze on your face as you fall asleep.

• My sweet girl leaning toward me to give me kisses over and over again as I read her a bedtime story. (My evening last night... got a kiss with each new page of the book I read... I went to sleep hardly feeling the weight of what had been a horrible day... Mommy's aren't the only ones with magical kisses!)

• A buy 1 get 1 sale for something that you actually went to the store for.

• A smoothie on a cloudy day = sunshine in a cup!

• Random acts of kindness that are acknowledged (when you slow your car down to let someone turn into your lane... and they wave to thank you, or the other way around. Thanking someone for their kindness makes me feel good... and when someone thanks me for my kindness it makes me want to do more... PAY IT FORWARD PEOPLE!) :)

• Getting something other than bills or junk in the mail when you least expect it! -- Like pretty magnets with hummingbirds from my Meme for Valentines Day <3

• laughing with friends...
  

It's the little things that matter the most sometimes...

Valentine

Our Valentine's day was mostly uneventful, I wouldn't want much more than that. Chocolate's from the hubby, and an attempt at getting me an amazing piece of raspberry chocolate cake which really turned out to be terrible... it's the thought that counts and it made me feel special.

My sweet sunshine was cute as ever last night and every day I'm reminded in some way how fast she is growing before my eyes! She quickly crawls right up the stairs, runs down the hall and into our room so I can change after work. When I'm done she follows me back down the hall, lays down on her tummy at the top of the stairs and scoots down all on her own (with my supervision less than a foot behind her of course.) She babbles with so much character, it makes you question sometimes what she's attempting to say or question... and I love every single nonsensical word!!!

I don't have much info on the subject quite yet, but I'm attempting to go back to school. It's still in the very beginning process and it makes me really nervous, it's a big step and I want to take it very seriously... if I make this choice, there is no turning back, no giving up... I'm in it until I succeed! I'm sure I will have more to write once I actually decide... to give more detail right now would only get my hopes up and I need to stay focused and make the best decision for my current situation as well as everyone that it would effect... especially my amazing Audrey who I don't have enough time with as it is.

Another obstacle that I'm attempting to get through is losing about 50lbs of post baby weight... 15 months after giving birth, I should not look like I just gave birth. This would entail a complete life style change and I'm not sure my husband is going to be on board, but if he's not, I'm not sure how I will keep from falling off.

Where is that "easy button" when you need it. It could be useful for so much more than office supplies!
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