I have realized that in life, you and only you can choose how to react to things. Whining and crying does not fix a problem, and that's even what I tell my students. Unless you are in pain or feel so passionate about something, you should hold the tears. Though I must admit that every once and a while every needs a good "for no reason" cry.
Today though, I was driving to get myself my favorite drink at my favorite coffee place and upon exiting the highway I hit a nasty pot hole. My first thought "I just got a flat tire." Instead of letting my emotions take over, I went in Starbucks, got my coffee, then took a look at my tire. I noticed a little bubble formed in the tire. The only person I could call was my dad, who told me to bring the car to my parent's and ask my sister to bring me back to work, since I was on my lunch break. She ofcourse wasn't home so I [slowly] drove back to work. After work, I waited 2 hours for my husband to rescue me and change my tire. All the while I worked off the clock helping other teachers clean.
I will be leaving my apartment soon to move into a house. Between rent for the both places on Feb. 1, I will need to pay about $2225. My husband and I will have a pretty hard time doing this and now my car has a doughnut on it. Did I let this all put me down! Goodness no. I know I cannot change any of the things that have happened but I can keep my head up high!
Plus blasting Sublime-What I Got is really helpful.
My husband and I went to look at the home today that we will be renting and we are so excited! The place is a nice, big size and will give us a lot of room to grow. Some of the appliances are a bit outdated but until we decide if we want to do the rent-to-own option it's what we have to deal with. The kitchen cabinets are also a bit outdated, and look like the ones we currently have in our apartment ( :-/ ). The bathrooms also need to be updated. We will be allowed to paint the cabinet in there but the wall tiles and shower/tub are old but in good condition. We will need to paint the bedroom since the last occupants left holes in the wall, which my dad patched up...
While at work this morning, I had a sudden urge to cry. A lot has happened this week, a lot of very ver small things. It just happened to build up and with every child that cried, every whine, and every negative thought my eyes got more more teary. Finally, after 2 hours I broke down. I sat in the office and spoke with my boss a bit (though my boss/owner is male, he has 3 daughters and no sons....plus no male employees) sat outside for a breath of fresh air then went back to work. I still felt I needed more "me time" so I asked to leave a couple hours early. Since I didn't allow myself to have the full cry I needed, my head was pounding. Once my husband came home, he took me out to eat then upon coming back home he sat on our porch with me and listened to every issue. Then he tested his luck at I Ching. He did so remarkable and the outcome really helped me. Basically I'm trying to achieve too much at once to avoid my fear of failing/getting sick and instead I need to take baby steps to achieve my ultimate goals. As for the rest of the evening, it's being spent putting on the pjs, kicking back, and reading.
Since first seeing this home on Naturally Nina, many elements have become inspiration for my soon-to-be new place. From the bedding, to the decor, the kitchen above, and even the adorable french bull dog. My husband and I have a little bit of creativity in us (he's a dreamer and I teach preschool/want to start a professional home organizing business) so we hope the little knowledge we have will broaden more. I haven't even seen the inside of the home but I already have big plans!
My apartment lease will be over at the end of February so my husband and I have been on the hunt for a new place to rent (we should've started sooner on buying a house). We were having a toss-up between a very luxurious apartment in a very nice town for $900/month (no utilities included) or renting a home for $750/month in a town I'm not to fond of. After weighing our options we opted to go with the house, which has a rent to own option. It's a nice little 3bd/2bth house in a quiet area. Soon we'll put in a deposit, first month's rent and be on our merry way! I can't wait to decorate it and post pictures!
