Perspective
I had the ultimate "Pity Party of One, Your Table is Ready" night last night...
Like many of you, I am a bit stressed and financially strapped (yes, that's a friggin' understatement). Also, I was worrying about my daughter's surgery today (just a minor procedure to have some hardware removed), Christmas has felt like that dream where you step out in front of an on-coming bus and you can't get back to the sidewalk fast enough, and to top it off I was PMSing to the point of non-stop-for-no-discernible-reason-uncontrollable tears. SOOO, I brilliantly decided to stay up WAY too late, watch TIVO'd re-runs of Rock of Love Charm School (as if they weren't informative enough the first time around ;), AND, at 12:15am have myself a big ol' bowl of pasta, and 2 very large glasses of wine, followed by an even larger bowl of Dulce de Leche Ice Cream!
This afternoon I am patting my squishy, bloated, soft white underbelly, and feeling very lethargic. Yet, I am counting my blessings and the world seems like a much kinder place. Yes, I'm still broke and underemployed, BUT my daughter's surgery went fantastically, the PMS has ebbed into exhaustion and, so what if there are still Christmas presents to be wrapped and mailed? I'm putting on that damn Santa hat and listening to Burl Ives til it's done! And tonight, with my 2 medium glasses of wine, I believe I'll have a salad with fat-free dressing and watch It's a Wonderful Life. (Okay, truthfully. I really don't care for that movie, but it fit the theme.) You get my drift: My, how 24 hours can change your outlook!
So the moral of the story is, when life gets tough...just hang in there! Whatever it takes; be it a late night fatty fest, or prayer, or a gentle reminder that things could be worse, everything eventually turns around.
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