My Happy Day

I am happy! I had a good day.

Before you read any further, I just wanna point out that its almost 1am and I’m tired so please forgive my poor grammar etc. Anyway:

I am happy and I had a good, no.. great! day. It wasn’t always good – I was actually kind of sad and feeling down mid-morning – a bit tired too. But then I went for a walk. I didn’t have much money, so I decided not to go to the shops, and it was too hot to go for a walk on the bike track, so I pushed Jasmine in her pram down to the library where we stayed until baby rhyme time. She had heaps of fun and I picked up a good book.

On the way home I stopped by the shops – a lovely friend gave me $5 as a token thank you for this dress that I made for her daughter as a gift and she wouldn’t let me say no, so I gratefully accepted when she suggested putting it towards fabric for my next project she’s a sweet lady. Anyway, I went to the shops and bought some apples to make apple pie – a rewarding treat that’s full of fruit and reasonably healthy since I’m in control of how much sugar goes into it.

So, I got this book at the library and after getting Jas into bed and having a nice healthy, satisfying lunch, I had a read – a much better past time than constantly checking all my internet forums hoping for some interaction and acknowledgment that I exist, I tell ya.

The book, which I can’t remember the name right now because I’m SO tired, but I’ll post about it later, is all about the clutter in your life and why it exists and how to battle it – but not only that, it’s about the connection that being overweight (or obese) has to having a cluttered house. I’m not gonna talk about all the things right now and will save that for my review, but let me just say that it gave me some fresh perspective. And get this, I was so proud of myself when I realised that I’d already started to make the changes! For example:

I already decided to get rid of this box filled with junk (ok there are four of them) that are crowding my craft/pc room.

I already cleaned my kitchen and thus had room to prepare a healthy meal – which I had already planned in advance just by visiting the butcher and being inspired by the meat selection.WHICH also meant that instead of just throwing the chicken and some chips in the oven, I had the energy to portion out the meal with a nice serve of salad and replaced the chips with seasoned rice.

Anyway.. so my boyfriend kept in touch with me throughout the day like we always do and because I was sad, he cheered me up by telling me a surprise he had been working on. You see, I don’t have my drivers license, only my L’s. It’s a long story for another day, but it’s a big issue for me. And in secret, he’s been logging my hours for my log book so that he could take me to get my P’s for my birthday. I was in shock when he told me! He was hoping to save it but knew I needed the pick me up and I tell ya.. that did it! It’s not so much about getting the license (or the freedom it means!) but the fact that he thought about me and is helping me. He’s the sweetest.

Anyway, so because he hadn’t eaten anything all day being in a hurry and also being too broke to buy anything (we’re living off one wage and paying off debt and are still learning to manage it better) I said I’d have dinner ready for when he came home. His revelation inspired me to be good to him too! So I went down and cleaned and cooked and when he came home, and I even threw out some clutter and started to fold the ironing while watching my daughter play at the same time.

When he stepped out of the car I thought I’d have the surprise for him – the clean kitchen, the cooked dinner and his fav choccies waiting for him on his desk.. but I was the one surprised! He was standing there with a beautiful bunch of tulips and a box of chocolates!! I love flowers – they’re pretty. Usually Ben shows his love for me in other ways (like massages) but for him to get flowers was such a thoughtful, sweet thing!!

We had a yummy dinner as a family and watched a TV show together and just hung out spending family time together. It was a great night!

Anyway, that’s why I’m still up at 1am in the morning typing this post, because I’m buzzing from spending time with him and I’m really happy and this new book has also really encouraged me and given me some great insight. I’ll share more about it tomorrow but for tonight, I’m just going to be really happy for me and appreciate how lucky I am.. and hopefully get some sleep now. Nini!

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