On the Bright Side

My neck is starting to crick with all the naval gazing I've been doing. But with the time of year and the events that are unfolding in my life, I suppose it is only natural.

I'm also trying to be very self-aware as we embark on a new phase in our lives.

I was feeling very down about all of the things I haven't accomplished in the last six months or so. So, I broke out my journal and started making a list of all of the things I have accomplished. Since my journal is more a place to flesh out writing ideas than a record of my days, I had a lot of reading to do.

But my finished list made me feel a bit better. I may not have accomplished any of the things I had stated that I would, but I still did a lot.

From fulfilling my volunteer obligations at the kids' wonderful school to taking the kids on a summer vacation and everything in between, I really did manage to keep it together. And as my daughter pointed out recently, the kids never even missed a day of school.

Not bad for a perfectionist insomniac. Not bad for an overly-analytical creative-type. Not bad for a lonely stay-at-home mother.

Not bad for me.