There are those days....

that I just can't describe. The days where you feel overwhelmingly blessed with your life. Today was not one of those days. Today was a "why me?" kinda day!

And then I stopped myself. I mean honestly, I have nothing to complain about. I have to two healthy, mostly happy (give or take a tantrum or two) kids. A fantastic, loving husband and in ALL reality a very easy, stress free life.

That's why my birthday resolution this year is to live by these two mottoes:
1) Take it as it comes.
2) Relax and enjoy.

So if you see me acting otherwise (trust me, you will) call me out on it. Now get this straight, I will never be a Pollyana! It's not all rainbows and puppies (puppies are a pain in the ass anyway).

This is how my resolutions work:
Take it as it comes, simply means that I when people are bugging the shit out of me or Nathan isn't napping (like right now) I will take the situation as it comes and deal with it the best I can in the moment. I may not be happy about it, but I will get through it and move on to tackle the next thing.

Relax and enjoy, makes me stop and smell the roses or the diaper as it usually is. I say this to myself several times a day when I'm getting unnecessarily (key word) frustrated. (I reseverve to the right to be appropriately frustrated.) It's not a big deal if Owen wears a different shirt or Nathan only naps 30 minutes. For example, Nathan not napping; when I start to get frustrated I think "relax and enjoy" and it instantly makes me think of the positive in the situation. I can't go anywhere anyway, because Owen is napping, Nathan is playing nicely with his ball and I didn't really want to mop the floors anyway! See. All better.

I need to STOP and look at the moment, take it in and enjoy it. I need to stop trying to get so much done in the day and play with my kids. That's my job. It's a good one. I might as well enjoy it!