I'm gonna skip choir practice tonight

[theatokos]

I feel like I've been bitching a lot lately. Bennett is a handful at bedtimes and Adam and I aren't on the same page. Of course, I'm wishy-washy about I want at bedtime too, which makes things worse. We're poor. We have colds. I'm waffling on my research ideas. I'm bored with the paper I'm (not) writing. My hair is just ok.

We all know what that means: it's time for some gratitude.

I am grateful for:
*flexible schedules
*great neighborhood boys
*Adam - in spite of my wanting to throttle him every now and again, he makes my flexible, scholarly life possible by paying our bills and being an amazing father. He makes me laugh and in general, is the greatest partner. It doesn't hurt that we make cute offspring together.
*Bennett makes me happy beyond anything I have known
*the weather - we have some. Every day is just a little different from the one before. Wind, rain, snow, sun, warmth, chill, hail, slush. All, some or none. It's beautiful every time I leave the house
*I get to read and ponder theology, religion and spirituality all day long
*I don't have to look at my hair! Neither do I have to brush it or wash it more than once a week
*I've lost weight. I'm guessing I'm easily back at pre-pregnancy weight. Although my shape is not, I fit into things and can see my collarbones again
*my peaceful life
*a new sweater

Lastly, tonight's dinner menu: (grass fed, local) stir fried beef with red quinoa, broccoli and baby rainbow chard, with ginger, tamari and lime! And wine.

Comments

[hrafntinna.livejournal.com]

No more Lent, eh?

[ewigweibliche.livejournal.com]

Adam bought the wine. It's open. Some one's gotta drink it. ;)

[keypike.livejournal.com]

*Bennett makes me happy beyond anything I have known

Sometimes I think that this, this indescribable feeling is what life is about.

I am grateful for your gratitude posts. I need to do more of my own.

[ewigweibliche.livejournal.com]

I think the best parts of life are those sublime, beyond words feelings.

When we lived in Oakland, I sometimes made myself do gratitude posts because I didn't want to be the miserable whiney person. But now I'm much happier and the gratitude flows much more easily. Even though the items are the same from post to post and are quite mundane. I really, really like my peaceful life.

[sapphire-kittum.livejournal.com]

It's nice that you have so much to be grateful for. :)

[ewigweibliche.livejournal.com]

It's mostly the same stuff over and over! But I'm grateful nonetheless.