Yesterday started out rough. I have gained 8 pounds since April (how does that happen?), money is tight, and the cupboards are getting bare. Leftover spaghetti, frozen fishsticks, and some stale bread are going to have to last until Friday when my husband gets paid. Oh, and the microwave is broken. I have to go to a baby shower Saturday morning and I can no longer touch up my gray roots with a black Sharpee.
I was really feeling depressed until I turned on the World Cup game to watch U.S.A. vs. Algeria. I am a huge soccer fan, but even if you don't know the game, you gotta love our boys! I actually cried when they scored the winning goal in the 90-plus minute. Suddenly, my problems seemed so petty.
Here's what I decided to be grateful for:
1. I gained weight but I am healthy and strong. I am grateful for my boot camp trainer, Mark, who inspires me and cheers me on when I am about to hurl.
2. Money is tight but at least my husband has a job and I don't have to work.
3. My family loves fishsticks and stale bread can be made into toasted garlic bread for the spaghetti, that I can warm up on the stove.
4. I checked the ads and Walgreens had hair dye on sale for $1.99.
I got off the couch and grabbed the American flag from the hall closet. After setting the pole in its slot in the front of the house, I came back in and watched replays of Landon Donovan's goal.
It wasn't going to be such a bad day after all.
-Lela
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8 comments:
I love that you took it all and spun it! That's perfect!
Way to find the silver lining!
Awwww.....It sucks not having as much money as we did months ago...summer months are the worst because commission is down and no one is buying but ur right as least we get to stay home and they still have their jobs...it could be worse..we could live in a dumpster with bugs all over us....Walgreens is fabulous for clearance....it's good cause even if you don't need at that moment buy it when it's that cheap , it will come in handy for the next time:)
I have closets filled with clearance shit....My daughter's birthday was nothing but shit I bought and saved...she got kinda mad but it's not my fault your nosy ass goes through my shit....
ahhhhhh life.....;) hang tight my friends:
How amazing was that goal yesterday!?
I love the way that it put everything into perspective for you.
GO USA!!! *proudly waves flag*
Funny how, for a country that the media keeps saying isn't into soccer and the World Cup, so many of us are glued to our sets!
Glad you were able to find some positives in a day that started out negatively!
Way to put a positive spin on life!
Love it. :)
"There shall be eternal summer in the grateful heart"
Celia Thaxter (American Poet, 1836-1894)
I picked up on your blog about being grateful, and thought you might appreciate this quote.
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It's a gift book that outlines the 'stuff' that can happen to us everyday and then reminds
the reader how we can be grateful, even in the most challenging times.
You can view a book video on my site which gives you a free peek.
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Have a Grateful Da
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