Some times its hard to write about happy things when you don't necessarily feel happy*. Recently a friend reminded me that happy and joy are not the same thing. Happy is fleeting - you can be happy one minute, sad the next about the day to day life. But joy is something deeper. My kids give me joy. My home inspires joy. Friendships bring joy.
Although happiness can be over-rated, here is my list anyway.
*The weather has been beautiful the last few days and I have been outside a lot, soaking up as much sun and fresh air as I can. Today is yard work day!
*I got my pantry, fridge, and freezer all cleaned out and organized and there is enough food in there to keep my grocery bill low for the next few weeks. (yes, I tossed some things that I shouldn't be eating - caramel corn, eggnog, pumpkin pie from Thanksgiving...)
*I cleaned my car inside and out yesterday - a dirty car gives me stress. My car gets good gas mileage and gets me safely to work each day. I loaded up a bunch of stuff in it to take to Goodwill yesterday and its very convenient for stuff like that, too!
*My knee, which decided to hurt for weeks, mysteriously stopped hurting and I had completely forgotten about the pain until just now. Right now, nothing hurts me physically and I feel strong.
*My 2 oldest peeps came to eat lunch with me on New Year's Day and it was a peaceful and optimistic time together and we all enjoyed each others' company.
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Depression doesn't always look like crying and laying in bed, staring into the abyss.
Sometimes it looks like someone struggling to keep their head above water.
You might have the January blues - After all of the holiday excitement and anticipations this month can be a downer! At least you can get out and walk...we had 6' yesterday and snow, so no walking outside here! I was happy to hear you baked the almond-lime bread and enjoyed it. Have a happy day!
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