I had my in-laws over for lunch today. We sat in the dining room for lunch. And guess what? No one noticed anything different about the chairs. Even my husband. Whew! What a relief! I guess I did a good job patching them up. Mom by day, business woman by night, and handywoman whenever necessary.  :)

Second topic…does this happen to you? You feel all jazzed up about your day as soon as you wake up in the morning. You’re all comfortable in your cozy bed, warm and relaxed, feeling great about the day to come. Then, the day goes on, and it’s going pretty well, but you start to notice the kids are getting on your nerves a bit.

By 2:00 pm, you feel like if you hear “mommy” one more time, you’re going to stuff your head down the toilet to ensure  you can’t hear it anymore.

And then 7:45 comes along, and you’re yelling “Let’s go! brush teeth time! Let’s go pee pee! Come one everyone, IT’S TIME FOR BED!!” because you just can’t take it anymore?

Not exactly positive, right?

Now, I really feel there is an opportunity here. How can we make this a more positive experience?

I believe that it’s not really circumstances that control everything, it’s our thoughts, and ultimately our feelings, that control everything. Therefore, a simple shift in thought here could make a huge difference.

I’m going to ponder this some more and see if there are some new thoughts I can come up with that will give me some better feelings. And maybe, just maybe those better feeling thoughts will cause easier and more pleasant nighttime routines.