CapitalChick
Mommy to 1 and preggo!!!
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Oprah says that keeping track, on a semi-regaular basis, of the things for which we are thankful, can help us feel good.
I've been feeling pretty crappy since AF arrived on the 23rd, so maybe creating a list of things for which I am grateful will help me focus more of my attention on the great aspects of my life, rather than the this one 'tiny' thing that's missing... (yeah...those quotes are for 'sarcastic' emphasis).
Before we started TTC, I really truly did lie awake sometimes, thinking about HOW lucky I was to have certain things. I sometimes prided myself on the fact that I didn't really take these things for granted, and that I did stop and think every day about how fortunate I was to have them. I have since let this thankfullness slide, and I've spiraled down into a state of self-pity (not that it's wrong of me to do this....TTC and failing truly does suck the BIG one!)
Anyway, here's my list. Feel free to add your own.
* I am grateful that I have a wonderful husband who puts up with me. A man who is so kind and patient that I sometimes have to pinch myself and think "I can't believe he just took that from me. I can't believe that, without yelling at me, he just KNOWS I'm being bitchy because I'm upset about TTC." And funny. My husband is hilarious and, even in this awful TTC journey, makes me laugh...laugh 'til I cry, almost every day. Last weekend we went to buy new shoes, and he mentioned to me that he was going to "try out these new sneakers" he had put on. I wasn't paying much attention until I heard other patrons of the store begin giggling. I looked up to find DH moon-walking, with a totally straight face, around the store, before announcing "I'll take these".
* It's cold outside. SO VERY cold! I am...I AM grateful to have the warmest, snuggliest apartment. We have a gas fireplace and it emanates such warmth. I always think about how fortunate I am to have an apartment and a warm bed, rather than a sleeping bag and a doorway.
*I have a great job. A moderately high profile, fulfilling job, that affords me the most unbelievable opportunities for learning, growth, travel and excitement. I'm involved in very important stuff (as opposed to some menial jobs I've had before), and what I do CAN and DOES make a difference in the world. Thank God.
* We don't struggle for money. We're not swimming in it either, but I am SO wonderfully content. The only things I ever yearn for are stupid frivolities that no one in their right mind even needs. The basics like food, shelter, clothes and even travel to visit family...I've got those things...and more. I am truly blessed.
Those are the things that come to mind immediately. I think I'll add to this list as other things pop into my mind.
And y'know what? This HAS been very cathartic! I DO feel better than I did when I started writing it. I'm thankful for that too!
I've been feeling pretty crappy since AF arrived on the 23rd, so maybe creating a list of things for which I am grateful will help me focus more of my attention on the great aspects of my life, rather than the this one 'tiny' thing that's missing... (yeah...those quotes are for 'sarcastic' emphasis).
Before we started TTC, I really truly did lie awake sometimes, thinking about HOW lucky I was to have certain things. I sometimes prided myself on the fact that I didn't really take these things for granted, and that I did stop and think every day about how fortunate I was to have them. I have since let this thankfullness slide, and I've spiraled down into a state of self-pity (not that it's wrong of me to do this....TTC and failing truly does suck the BIG one!)
Anyway, here's my list. Feel free to add your own.
* I am grateful that I have a wonderful husband who puts up with me. A man who is so kind and patient that I sometimes have to pinch myself and think "I can't believe he just took that from me. I can't believe that, without yelling at me, he just KNOWS I'm being bitchy because I'm upset about TTC." And funny. My husband is hilarious and, even in this awful TTC journey, makes me laugh...laugh 'til I cry, almost every day. Last weekend we went to buy new shoes, and he mentioned to me that he was going to "try out these new sneakers" he had put on. I wasn't paying much attention until I heard other patrons of the store begin giggling. I looked up to find DH moon-walking, with a totally straight face, around the store, before announcing "I'll take these".
* It's cold outside. SO VERY cold! I am...I AM grateful to have the warmest, snuggliest apartment. We have a gas fireplace and it emanates such warmth. I always think about how fortunate I am to have an apartment and a warm bed, rather than a sleeping bag and a doorway.
*I have a great job. A moderately high profile, fulfilling job, that affords me the most unbelievable opportunities for learning, growth, travel and excitement. I'm involved in very important stuff (as opposed to some menial jobs I've had before), and what I do CAN and DOES make a difference in the world. Thank God.
* We don't struggle for money. We're not swimming in it either, but I am SO wonderfully content. The only things I ever yearn for are stupid frivolities that no one in their right mind even needs. The basics like food, shelter, clothes and even travel to visit family...I've got those things...and more. I am truly blessed.
Those are the things that come to mind immediately. I think I'll add to this list as other things pop into my mind.
And y'know what? This HAS been very cathartic! I DO feel better than I did when I started writing it. I'm thankful for that too!
