weekend digs

1. spending friday night dancing my ass off to my favorite dj's in sf (wiked revival) and feeling so, so happy. first time we went dancing in over 4 years!
2. seeing an old, wonderful friend for the first time in 7 years and enjoying every moment
   
3. now that i've assumed the mom role for a while (as much as i can) i am starting to understand, appreciate, and respect the importance of homemaking. when i do this the whole family is happier - including me!
4. deep breaths and how much they help me....and that i've taught lea how to do them at the right moments as well. sometimes i see that she does them with me.
5. jeff for helping me through the first hard day of my ridiculously long pms cycle by encouraging me to just go home and rest. even though i missed an important event i was happier for the time off.
   
6. learning how to nip drama at the bud - it's art form let me tell you
7. since jeff gets home so late and i'm using our dinning room as my studio...lea and i have dinner picnics on our kitchen floor - frowned upon by many relatives and books, but it's our thing and i know it won't last long
8. lea reciting her vowels for real - this is the first thing jeff tried to teach her when she was 6 weeks old. it's amazing what they absorb (and a bit scary...anyone? anyone?)
9. cuddling into jeff's "nook" and watching old grey's anatomy episodes for the first time after lea goes to sleep
10. the resolve to let lea cry it out at night starting tonight.
    
11. the blow-up mattress i have prepped to help me sleep on the floor below ;)
12. chicken fried rice and the fact that lea ate most of it....yeah a solution for getting her to eat veggies!

nugget: your thoughts drive your results.....the more you obsess on the bad the more it will surround you. the more you take care of yourself and go after your dreams the more amazingly simple it will seem to achieve them.