Taking Note of the Good!

I was reading a magazine article tonight about what makes people happy. I got to thinking, there are lots of things in my life that make me happy but I often focus on the the stressful and frustrating things of my day. This blog is all about Taking Note of the Good things in my life. My goal is to make it here once a day to reflect on My Daily High.

Tonight my high was my ME Time. I put Jude (1 year old) in the bed and kissed Ty (the husband) and Titus (3 year old) goodbye and was on my way. First I hit up TJ Max, I looked at all the purses I would never wear, pretended I had a reason to check out some high heels, imagined entertaining with some Rooster printed plates, looked at 20 more planners I was sure I needed even though I have barely written in the one I bought a month ago, journeyed through the toys that I told myself I would use as some kind of teaching tools for the kids and then a half hour later went back through the front doors empty handed and completely satisfied.

Then I ventured over to Books A Million and made myself pass quickly by the $1, $2, $3 last chance shelves that I spent an hour at last month and bought 4 books that I imagined myself sitting by the back sliding door of my house in my white chair with ottoman sipping some hot tea (which I never do) and feeling cultured for reading some unheard of authors. I read 1 chapter in one of those books and hoped I could maybe get $0.50 back for it at a yard sale. I could not let my self get sucked in to that again. So I went straight to the cafe counter and got my 20oz full fat(but no whipped cream) caramel macchiato with a zebra hazelnut biscotti, yum. I made my way to the back carefully picked out a magazine(my companion for the next 20 minutes) and parked it on a bench. I slowly dipped and ate my biscotti and licked my zebra covered hands as I read every word of the magazine. I think you may have to be a mom to fully appreciate this moment. No kid anywhere in site to ask for your coffee or biscotti or to interupt every 5 seconds as you try to read about how to reduce the stress in your life. Oh yeah, this was my happy time today. I had only been out of the house a little more than an hour and some how it felt like a long vacation and I was ready to get back home. I am so thankful to my husband for realizing the importance of my sanity and letting me get out of the house tonight for my daily high.