Day 7: Another Day

With each day, we are given a new opportunity.  Each morning brings a clean slate, another chance to laugh, another chance to love, and another chance to embrace fleeting moments.

Today, that is what I am thankful for.

My life is far from perfect and yesterday was one of those pretty imperfect days.  But, this morning I made a choice.  I chose to let the grayness from yesterday slip away and decided to bask in the sunshine of today.

This decision was not entirely easy.  Nothing has changed since yesterday.  My hubby is still gone and working in the field.  All of my family and friends are still clear across the country.  And, I'm still me... emotional and pregnant and dealing with the same things that I deal with daily.

But, instead of dwelling on that, I decided to put a smile in my heart and on my face, got dressed up, put on heels (something totally incredible because this has not happened in approximately four months), drove an hour and a half, jamming to Michael Jackson all the way (don't judge!), and treated myself to two hours of nerd, craft Heaven at the nearest Hobby Lobby.  Nothing major but it made today a pretty good day.

I know that life is fragile and I don't take these days that I am given for granted.  But isn't it reassuring to know that when a bad day does arrive, all you gotta do is put your big girl panties on, survive that shitty day, and then hope that you can try again tomorrow???

For me, it is.  And I'm thankful for that.