To Smile and Pause

Lately as I drive to work I have been making a mental note of all things that make me smile. I also intended to snap a memory of such things, however I have not been too successful with the later part.

For the past 5 years I drive up Departure Bay Rd. at least 5 times a week. At least 2 of those 5 times I see a couple in their 70's holding hands and carrying their grocery bags.

This makes me smile

Finding 2 chocolate chip cookies in the glove box, that My Lovely hid there! (which I then ate)

This makes me smile

Seeing the Pacific Biological Station where Ty and I shared an afternoon of Biological Bliss

This makes me smile

Driving past the Mazda dealership where I bought my 1st vehicle all by myself with Ty and

Rylie in the double stroller and Livie and Oli in my tummy

This makes me smile

Driving past the BC Ferries, remembering that is how Todd first arrived on the Island to meet me

This makes me smile

The black and white bunny that live on the 10x10 patch of grass at the Mitsubishi dealership

This makes me smile

Remembering how just yesterday my sons wisdom is endless.

While I lay afloat in the lake Ty said "mum you need to get out more, you are as white as a snowflake."

This makes me smile

I have been trying to think of happiness as opposed to unhappy grumpiness. I must be doing better in the grumpy department because I have been acting more nasty than lovely. Maybe it's just me in my imperfect form but I find it hard to get out of the rut I seem to have dug for myself. So in order for me to jump start myself I am declaring the rest of this week

"Find Happiness, Smile, Pause, then Succeed Partial Week"

Not only am I going to seek out all things that make me happy I am actually going to create more happiness. In hope that I will have absolutely no reason to be a grumpy lumpy.
On a side note I would like to say that I am going to find 5 things surrounding bed time that are positive. I loose my cool way too quickly at bedtime.

I now sit here typing, feeling guilty for the way I acted as I put my kids to sleep. Sure, Miss Rylie was an upscale version of horrible but I was the last face she saw before she lay her screaming head to sleep and I want that thought to be a sweet one. I know I wont succeed every night at this however I want to try to be a more calm and patient mum.

Happy thoughts = Happy mum = Happy kids = Greatful husband

This photo makes me smile