LIfe gets in the way...

So, Ginger had the courtesy to wake me at 3:00 a.m. this morning. Needless to say, I'm starting to get sleepy, but I'm taking a minute to clear my mind before I head to bed...or I'm filling time so I don't feel so old going to bed before 9:15.

It's been a long day, and all I can think of is how much life gets in the way.  It's kind of blah really.  So much just seemed to go awry.  It's just been an Alexander kind of day...where it's hard to appreciate the good stuff...because it just kind of turns out sideways.

There is so much I want to "do" and I feel like I can't accomplish anything because life gets in the way.  I want to reconnect with people, and life gets in the way.  I want to make plans for the future...and life gets in the way.

Choices were easier when it was strawberry or vanilla, blue shirt or green one, Doc's or Keds...you know -- those kind of ideas.  Now it's so much more complicated and I'm JUST not talking which bill do I let slide until I can catch up on Christmas overspending either. LOL

So, in the spirit of positivity...I want to reflect upon the wow so far...and wow in a good way:

Wow, I've just passed 13 years of marriage to an amazing man that loves me...Happy Anniversary to us, yesterday.  Wow, I have a sleeping teeny-tiny Yorkie draped across my lap...and she's perfectly content to be there.  Wow, we found the icky thing that was making the house smell funny...so glad we didn't have company come over.  Wow, it was a gorgeous cool night that I sat out in the driveway and had a leisurely conversation with my husband.  Wow, Lizzie DIDN'T get run over by the car speeding down our street as she came rolling out into the street WITHOUT looking from her friend's driveway 5 houses down...and she only SLIGHTLY protested when I sat her in timeout for it for her full 7 minutes.  Wow, my husband brought me food (when he didn't have to) since I missed my lunch for a meeting, a good meeting though.  Wow, my preteen is doing the dishes, even if I had to raise my voice to make her do it.  Wow, that same daughter is in her play and so excited because tonight was her first rehearsal.  Wow, my bestie called me and we got to talk a few minutes...I've missed her. Wow, my sweet Mother-in-law called just to say hey and let us know she would watch the kids if we wanted to go to dinner for our anniversary.  Wow, my husband got a 25$ gift card to Chili's so he can take me to a dinner and not interrupt our saving.

Wow...what a great day.