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No More Gimmies

in Everyday, Family on 08/01/11

I wanted hardwood floors.

Can’t stop dreaming about the next vacation.

Lusting after the Prada dress and Louis Vuitton Bag.

The neighbours can afford to put in a hot tub and they just bought a cottage up north too?

Good grief how has that women had twins and look like THAT in a bikini.

I am tired of headaches. Like all the time.

Jealousy was making me green.  So not my colour.  Feeling sorry for myself, so not my thing.

Then, I spent the day around the pool with my girls giggling and playing.  We all ate freezies, and used up every drop of the sunscreen.  Invited some friends over.  Didn’t worry that the house was a mess, and shared a big dinner on the back deck.  Capped off the night with a long drive under the stars.

Lying in bed, reflecting on all that I do have, I realized how crazy it is to get caught up on the little things I don’t.

I am blessed, lucky and happy beyond belief.

Time to stop waiting for the house to be perfect, for the stars to align, or for the other shoe to drop.  Always afraid that something will happen to shatter our happy little place in the world.  Time to be grateful for the sun and for the storms.  After all, as they say, you can’t have a rainbow without a little bit of rain……

Hope you all had a beautiful weekend.

I’m going to take a couple days off commenting to play with my girls and be thankful for all that makes me smile:) 

*Oh might also cram in some after hours super crazy packing for BlogHer!  Thanks to ShesConnected and 3M Canada I will be whooping it up in San Diego from Wednesday to almost Monday.  Hope you enjoy some of my favourite and/or most controversial posts while I am away.

I will miss you!

Mwah!

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    Comments

    1. Debbie White Beattie says

      November 5, 2017 at 3:23 am

      I know what you mean because if you only pay attention to what you don’t then you can’t appreciate what you do have

    2. Crazy Shenanigans-JMO says

      August 6, 2011 at 3:51 pm

      Have a wonderful time!

    3. Mighty M says

      August 4, 2011 at 5:16 pm

      Lovely words and I couldn’t agree more!

    4. Mis(s)Mannered Mom says

      August 3, 2011 at 2:03 am

      Love this-and it’s so true. There’s a saying that goes something like (and I’m VERY badly paraphrasing here) that “where you are today was once what you only dreamed” …or something. If you look back at yourself 10 years ago-I bet THAT self would be super jealous of THIS self. At some point, we have to just learn to love where we are….I’m working on that, too. 🙂

    5. Polly says

      August 2, 2011 at 11:04 am

      Will it make you feel better if I proclaim jelousy over your pool??!!

    6. Lee-Ann says

      August 2, 2011 at 2:16 am

      Great post! I have the same trouble sometimes and like to think about how our families lived back in the day. They didn’t need huge houses, fast cars, the best of everything and they did just fine.

    7. Veronica says

      August 2, 2011 at 1:43 am

      Well said! Enjoy those girls!

      I’m trying to practice a little bit of contentment myself, it’s not going too well.

      Hope you have a blast at BlogHer!

    8. Debby@Just Breathe says

      August 2, 2011 at 1:35 am

      Beautiful. Good for you. Life is too short not to take in each day with the happiness of your surroundings. I wish I was going to see you in San Diego. Have a wonderful time. If you meet someone named Kendra from Headless Mom she is my friend IRL.

    9. Eschelle says

      August 1, 2011 at 8:04 pm

      I hate feeling jealous of everyone else lol, but they have money, no kids and still have their youthful beauty lol!

      always strive to be better right?

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