Anyway.
I'm painfully aware that Things In General are still...Upsetting, (vast understatement) thanks to Certain People. But, to quote Maya, "What I can control is going really well." If that isn't a worthy mantra/goal statement for These Times, then I don't know what is. So I'm going to celebrate a few things right here and right now.
Celebration Photo #1:
This is a photo taken of the beautifully clear sidewalks ahead of me on my walk. Note that there is No Snow to speak of, and not because everyone shoveled. It's because it all melted away. HOORAY! Do you also see all that grass? Isn't it wonderful? I wore my sneakers! And because it was OVER FIFTY DEGREES, I also eschewed my winter coat and fleece-lined leggings and wore a bigass hooded sweatshirt and normal leggings. I walked longer and lighter and it was fantastic.
Celebration Photo #2
Celebration Photo #3
This is my car in the carwash. Before this, my shiny black car looked sad and awful. It was the same colour as the roads--whitish grey. I couldn't go to the carwash because it was -100 degrees every damn day and my car suffered. Finally, the weather broke, and Rick took me on a date to get it washed. I absolutely adore the carwash; I never stop getting a kick out of it. I am like a child, and I don't care. I'm also a cheap date.
Is everything wonderful? No, but I'm not talking about that right now. I feel good. I'm walking every day (thank you, Rick, again, for my heated coat!) and loving it. Theo is getting a third tooth and walking, talking, and using ASL, too. I'm spending the day with him on Saturday. What I can control is going really well.
What about you?
I can control how I eat and move and think. I refuse to give in to anything else. I also feel, not think mind you, that being attuned to social media is not a good thing. Too many people are hanging on every disturbing idea that comes down the pike. In. My. Opinion.
ReplyDeleteThe photo of the dog wearing, er . . . Emily's 'short's is a riot. There is always a clean basket of laundry in my family room. One day the newest addition to my daycare managed to get her arm thru a pair of panties. I don't remember whose, but LORD ABOVE, I was relieved that I caught it moments before her mother walked in to pick her up. Tee hee hee.
ReplyDeleteI went for a run outside over the weekend and it was fabulous. I'd like to start doing that before my charges show up, but the temps aren't high enough for my standards at that hour just yet. But I do believe there's an end in sight to winter, and I'm here for it.
I do like that mantra, very much. I can only control so much. I'm trying to tackle a corner of stuff in each room in the house in hopes that one day the place will be less cluttered. Those baby steps towards organization are the bit of progress that I need to keep up my energy in this area.
I haven't been to a car wash in years. I chuckled at how much you enjoy it. My youngest brother always feared it like the end was coming, and the other four of us would rally around him and comfort him to no end. That's a sweet memory.
I laughed and smiled all through this post, even though I am one of Those People who enjoyed the real winter! But yes, all sorts of good things to celebrate. Let's focus on those.
ReplyDeleteThat is a great mantra to get through these dark, dark days. For a couple of days here, we are having Fake Spring and it is WONDERFUL! Although they are telling us that next week we could be in for some snowy/icy weather. Which I can't control, so I'll be grateful for the Fake Spring while it lasts.
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