More Smiling Means More Happy!!

Screen Shot 2015-03-05 at 8.53.40 PMLast week at this time I was anything but happy so I wrote a post about being positive to see if that would help!!!  (It didn’t help much  since I was also prepping for a colonoscopy.)

Over the weekend I decided that just because last week wasn’t a great one there was no reason it had to carry over into my attitude this week.

One of my goals for this week was simply to smile more!!!

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I made sure that every day included at least one fun thing in addition to the stuff that had to be done.
*  a jazz concert
*  a trip to Target (it doesn’t take much!!)
*  finally getting my nails done
*  lunch with a friend
*  a couple of phone calls to some of my favorite people

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And the main thing I focused on this week was my attitude and trying to keep smiling no matter what!

Guess what?!  This week was so much better!!!

What do you do when you’ve had a bad day or week?
Was this week better than the previous one for you?  I hope so!

Happy Friday!!!

Kim

One Size Does NOT Fit All!!

Do you ever have days that everything you read and hear seems to be trying to fit everyone into a mold?

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Food:  Definitely not “one size fits all” since everyone has different dietary needs and requirements.  Just because being Paleo works for some and others have to avoid gluten and some choose to be vegan doesn’t mean that everyone should eat the same!!!

I like my carbs and meat and cheese and wine!!

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Exercise:  We all know our own bodies and what works and doesn’t work for us.  Some of us LOVE running and can’t imagine a life without it but there are many people who despise running and that is perfectly OK!!

And, we all like to spend different amounts of time on our workouts which is fine – there isn’t a set amount of time that is the best!!!

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Parenting/Marriage/Life in General:  Lately these areas are some that I’ve seen a lot of rules and guidelines for and it sort of bugs me.  What works for some families doesn’t necessarily  work for our family and I know that some of the things we do would never work for lots of people.

There are so many sources that try to make us all fit into neat little boxes and it is NEVER going to happen!!!

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I think it is easy to get caught up in trying to do the “right things” or the things that others seem to think we should but we really just need to find and do what works for us and not worry about the rest!!!

Do ever feel like others (society in general) are trying to mold you and put you in a box?
How do you feel about “One size fits all”?

Happy Wednesday!!

Kim

I’ll Love You Forever

Screen Shot 2015-03-01 at 3.58.06 PMThere are so many songs, quotes and thoughts about love.  Lately I have been trying to make sure that my boys know that I will love them forever no matter what – nothing they can do or say will ever change my love for them!!!

I think that Whitney Houston sums it up pretty well:

I hope life treats you kind
And I hope you have all you’ve dreamed of
And I wish you joy and happiness
But above all this I wish you love

And I… will always love you
I will always love you
I will always love you
I will always love you

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One of my favorite books to read the boys when they were younger is one that made me cry almost every time I read it –

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If you haven’t read it, I highly recommend it!!!  Even if you don’t have kids you have/had  parents and the book is still applicable!!!  This line is repeated numerous times in it –

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Even though my boys are 16 and 13, they will always be my babies and I will always love them!!!

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I hope that my boys always know they don’t have to do anything to gain my love – it is just there for them always!!!

Do you have someone in your life who gives you that unconditional forever love?
I know that my grandparents (Mema & Poppa) loved me always and I like to think  that Chris loves me with a forever love.

Happy Monday!!

Kim