I relaxed. Yep. Told you...crazy! Yesterday morning I got up, straightened up the mess in the house, washed some dishes...went to put in a load of clothes and my washer wouldn't work. The washer that I had hoped was fixed just a day ago. See, it messed up on the same day that my microwave blew up. Which was after the dishwasher flooded the kitchen. So, I stood there, with an arm full of dirty clothes, debating whether I should kick the washing machine, throw the clothes, scream or just walk away. I sort of did a combination of all of those things.
I looked over at the girls and they were all standing there waiting for my next move. Or potential nervous breakdown. I called the appliance guy, told him what happened and he told me he would see me Thursday with the part for the washer. Then I let go. Let go of being frustrated by it because really, what purpose would it serve? I asked the girls if they wanted to do school outside for a change...and of course they answered with an excited chorus of yes and woohoo!!! And that's exactly what we did. We had school outside...and then I climbed up in my hammock and I read a book for a couple of hours. It was blissful. I didn't stress. I didn't worry. I didn't think. I just relaxed. The girls were happy for the change in scenery and so was I.
I need to do that more often. Just let go and calm down. Breathe. Climb in a hammock under the trees and read a book. When I came back inside later that afternoon I felt like a totally different person. Rejuvinated. Relaxed. Refreshed.
I want to thank all of you who left comments and sent emails about my post the other day. It was a very hard decision to let go of some of those teams because I truly LOVE the product and the people I worked for.
Before I end this post I just want to share a few layouts :)
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Have a beautiful day everyone!!
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