Bad Moods For No Good Reason

If there is one thing I hate, it is when people are in grouchy bad moods for no reason. Example, Robby insists on watching the news on Fox every morning. He watches Bill O'Reily, Fox and Friends and Glen Beck religiously. I have no problem with any of that except that when you spend most of your time doing that, you are going to come away from the TV angry because of all the BAD news you hear about going on in the world. There is never any uplifting news that they report on. Yes, the economy sucks right now and things are pretty tight all over, but is just sitting there listening to that day in and day out really going to change anything. Listen for an hour, then get up and turn your day into a positive day filled with upbeat and happy events, even if they are just the mundane tasks of everyday survival. Sure it is easy to sit there and wallow in how awful things are, but if you focus on the important things in life, then you will see that money and government spending, is not really what you need to let life get you down.

Grouchiness is contagious and even the happiest, most free spirited person can fall prey to it if it is not kept in check. Wouldn't you rather be known as the person who walks into a room and lifts every one's spirits just by your smile, than the person who walks into a room and brings everyone down with your bitter, cynical outlook on things. Guarantee if you try to be that upbeat person, you will find that life isn't really all that bad when you look through at least on rose colored glass lens, if not both. I am not saying there aren't problems in this world that need major help to change or that this a perfect world and you can live in bliss if you just deny reality. What I am saying is that we have a choice to make the most and best of every moment, hour, day, week or year, or we can say it is all going to hell and what is the point?

So with that, I want to share a few images that I think my lift the spirits of even the most grouchy negative person out there. Have a beautiful day and try your best to turn it around so that you see the positives and dwell on those. Peace,

Debbie

Pains, Plans and Plants

Today wasn't such a bad day except for the fact that I have an awful pulled muscle or pinched nerve in my back between my shoulder blades. It has not been so comfortable working today, but with a nice massage from my sweetie when I got home, it let up a little bit and is a little more bearable right now. Hope it clears up by this weekend so I can go to yoga and work it out some more.


Made few more plans for the wedding today. Have no idea how the ceremony itself is to take place, but luckily Meghan at work is able to help me figure it all out. Thanks to her wedding on New Year's Eve, she is able to guide me through everything I need to do. Seems odd that a girl young enough to be my daughter is helping me plan my wedding, hahaha. It just feels odd planning all of this when I am 44 years old. It was so much easier the first time I got married at 24 when my mom took charge and handled everything. But, we all know that marriage didn't work out, so maybe with me struggling on my own to get this one pulled together, it will have a happy ending forever. Just a little over 2 months to go and it will all be here. This weekend I hope to get out and do more in the yard to make it beautiful for the reception. I have a few extra things I want to get this weekend for the yard and some spray paint to repaint the chairs. Now if I can just get the music for the reception nailed down most of my major problems will be taken care of. I meet the minister and the potential pianist this Sunday and should be able to get a few more things squared away.


Robby built me a cold frame today so that I can get some early veggies started from seed. So looking forward to getting the veggie garden planted and some seeds in the ground. I am so tired of not so fresh veggies to eat and veggies shipped from halfway around the world. Can't wait to go out and pick some organic greens and veggies to use for dinner. There is something so rewarding about walking out into the garden at night and picking what you want for dinner, spending a few minutes preparing it and then eating it. I love the creativity that comes with spontaneous planning.


Soon this will look very different with wisteria covering it and bird nests hidden in the wisteria branches. I CAN"T WAIT!!!! Come on Spring.

Wedding planner I am not

So, I have a little more than 2 months before the wedding and I am really feeling like it is never going to fall into place. Even though this is my second marriage, it is my fiance's first and so I am going with the full wedding gig. Robby is the type of guy who would be just as happy going to the courthouse and getting married but his family would really be disappointed if we were to do that. So would I actually. I am determined that this is my last marriage and so I would like to treat it as my first. Only problem is, I am now 44 and not 23 like the first time and my mom is not the one handling everything for me. I have all these great ideas in my head but can't seem to bring them into reality. My future sister-in-law is being a big help. I am sure that in the end everything will fall into place, but if I could find a piano player or some other type of musician to play at the ceremony, I would feel much better. Also, I still need to find some sort of entertainment for the reception that will be at our home. Pulling all this together, plus working full time and being a mom to 4 boys ages 12 to 18 is not so easy. But in the end, it will all be worth it and a grand story to look back on and laugh about, I feel certain.
Any stories that anyone else has to share that will make me feel better would be very welcomed. So, off to look through more magazines and try to come up with some more ideas. Good night anyone who happens to come across this blog.

worries, wonders and weddings

So, today is the first day of this blog. Don't really know what I am doing, but I journal so I guess I will just do that here. My oldest son totaled his car this past Tuesday afternoon and I have been a bundle of nerves since. Tonight he drove to his old hometown to see friends that are home from college for Springbreak. I am waiting to get a text message from him saying he arrived safely now that I will worry everytime he gets into a car.
The sun was amazingly warm today and tried desperately to melt away the last of the snow. As luck would have it, old man winter won and there is still some snow here. But what a glorious day none the less. So many signs of Spring including tulips and daffodils bursting through the ground, birds waking me in the morning and the slightest hint of peonies and bledding hearts peeking through the dirt. Makes me believe that maybe by my wedding date of May 22nd, the ground will truly be dry and the sun warm.