FB Rant...

It's another beautiful day. The sun is shining, it's hot, but not humid and I have a roof over my head, food in fridge and two awesome kids and loving husband. Why am I complaining?

This is one of the biggest reasons I dislike FB (facebook). I can just jump on whenever and post that I'm miserable. Who cares?

Why? For attention?

Do I actually think things are going to get better because I just posted a rant or complaint on FB? Really, No!

I keep saying I'm quitting FB. I keep saying it, but it keeps sucking me back in. Not sure why.

So, I'm here to post some blessings of late that are wonderful and I am so happy about. So what that I feel like crap and I'm irritable from being cooped up inside for days now with this stupid cold virus that is going around my house and many other homes too. This morning I told C on the phone, "At least we don't have the stomach bug that is going around!"

Minutes after posting my rant on FB, I'm unloading the dishwasher with Ben and he is doing the "I have to pee really, really bad" dance. I told him to go and he says, "No, I'm making it go away. You have to practice making it go away, but once you learn how, it's easy!"

For those of you who know Ben, I know you are Laughing Out Loud right now!

Of course that instantly changed my mood! I love when God just sends something to whack you back into the right place!!!!!

So here are a few awesome things in my life right now. I'm not going to state the obvious ones. You know, loving husband, great kids, family, job, house....

* Each morning I can go sit on the back porch, drink my coffee and watch the butterflies flutter around my rock garden. BTW, the picture at the top of blog is from our garden.

* I have a husband who takes great pride in taking care of things around the house. He is a real Mr. Fix It and comes up with so many interesting ways to fix or build new things for us!

* A daughter who LOVEs to read and write. She is so creative and I love finding songs or notes she's written around the house!

* A son who beats to his own drum. He doesn't have a care in the world and always makes us smile with how he views things in his world!

*We live in a great area. I miss my old house/neighborhood terribly some days but have been focusing on the positives in our new town.

* I attend an amazing church. What a great feeling to know I don't have to drag myself or my kids to church. We all look forward to going! We have great friends there and leave with our hearts full of God's word! I know He has a great plan my family!

* I get the summers off. I've let go of the guilt of working for a few years now. What a relief! Life is so much better not stressing and letting the guilt consume me. My kids are awesome and attending child care didn't harm them in the least. I was blessed to always have had very competent and caring care givers and my kids loved going to "school". I work with children and families who are often going through a difficult time, having their child evaluated for possible developmental delays. Sometimes my partner and I are the first to let them know that yes, their child could benefit from special education support/services. I thank God all the time for giving me the ability to talk with them and help them through the gate that leads them on this new path. I'm not saying it's always easy or a good time. There are many days I feel like I'm not helping and want to throw my hands in the air and work at Target!

* I am feeling so much better now that I have a new endocrinologist! He did a ton of blood work and upped my medication for my thyroid. He has me on a few supplements as well to rev up my metabolism, increase my B12 and Vitamin D. They were all very low, leading to my constant feeling of being drained and tired. Since starting with all of these I've seen a drastic improvement in my mood and energy level! He also suggested reading the book, Changing Your Genetic Destiny also known as Eat Right for Your Blood Type. It is fascinating all the stuff I've learned. I didn't read to much into his whole science of how he came up with it, not really my thing, but took the test (some were done through my blood work) and found out I'm a Gather and need to watch my sugar intake. Basically I have been hypoglycemic and this causes me to crash constantly in the afternoon. Fascinating!!!!! I'm eating foods that fit my blood type best and have stopped a lot of others (bananas & pretzels 2 of my daily staples) and I think this has helped my overall energy level too. I could go on and on. If you want more info let me know, I'd love to share.

* I have a mini-van. I know what your thinking, "Huh?" Well, lately I've been itching for a new-used vehicle. My van is fine, but it has it's quirks and I'm feeling like I want to move on from the mini-van scene. Well guess what? I'm learning to be patient and not to rush into anything. There are many more things I need to do before I can move on. See, I can be patient!

I could go on, but the kids are starving for lunch! Their patience is wearing thin : D

Thanks for letting me rant : )