The thing I love about friendship is that people can see areas of your life that your family doesn't always see. And if you allow them to, these friends can show you those areas that might need a bit of improvement.
One area I can improve in is complaining and making excuses. When I was in middle school my school counselor called me the Queen of Excuses. It's true... I tend to justify everything with an excuse. BUT I'm working on it.. only 10 years later! :)
The other day I was about to write a Facebook status complaining about how I need a break from baby-world.. also known as my children. I started thinking about my status and then went back and deleted it. I have NO reason to complain about not having alone time with my husband. We have so many people who are always willing to watch our kids for free.
So I decided, this is not who I want to be.. I don't want to be that person that is complaining about something but isn't willing to do anything about it. It's probably one of the most annoying things in the world... I mean really. People get tired of hearing the same complaints, the same excuses from people who won't do anything to change their situation... I say this because I have honest friends who tell me what they REALLY think.. haha!
Anyways, my in-laws watched the kids on Sunday night and Jordan and I went out. We didn't do much, but the point is that we didn't do much together.. alone.. without the kids! Then I went over to his parent's neighbor's house and I visited a high school friend of mine. I got to spend the whole evening doing what I wanted without having to be "Mommy". It was great and rejuvenating!
I really want to apply this "Stop complaining and do something about it" thing to every area of my life.
you are welcome :)
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