A Day Late and a Dollar Short

This brochure arrived in the mail yesterday... where were they during the four years that we were trying to get pregnant???

(More to come on the arrival of our sweet Sophia.)

Anger Issues

I'll be the first to admit that I have major anger issues.... just ask Coleman (who in his prayer the other day said, "Please bless mommy to not be angry at work...") or Olivia or Ryan who live with me and see how easy and often I fly off the handle.

I'll also be the first to admit that most of the things that I get angry about are small and insignificant and not worth the energy that I expend in feeling and/or acting angry. Of course there are some things that make me angry that I can totally justify (at least in my mind) but those are few and far between.

Today at work there were repeated small things and a few big things that happened that made me really, really angry. None of these things was consequential in any way and will not affect any other part of my life other than to make my work day stressful. I still chose to feel angry and express it to anyone who will listen to me--this of course results in my feeling even more angry than necessary. Even while I am ranting and raving I realize that it's not necessary to feel so angry, and then I get even more angry that I have felt angry at all in the first place. It's an ugly cycle I tell you.

Imagine my delight to find this gem in my mailbox when I got home from work today:

**What do you do to deal with your anger (aside from attending ridiculously expensive day-long conferences that teach you how to understand anger, understand anger-related disorders, manage anger, and explore more about forgiveness and the healing process)?

It's In the Mail

Everyone knows I love good mail... packages, cards, letters, pretty invitations... it makes my day to open the mailbox and find treasures just for me.

Lately my mailbox has been full of bills and offers and ads for things I don't want or need or really need or want but can't afford. It's disheartening to even open the mailbox.

The other day though, I was not disappointed... not only was there a colorful package, it was full of all sorts of good and useful surprises.

The best part of it was that my favorite store (that very regrettably just went out of business in my town) sent it to... Ryan. (It's barely legible in the photo, but I swear to you, it's addressed to him.) We laughed and laughed out loud for many minutes.

**Have you gotten any good mail lately?

We Have a Winner!

It must be morning somewhere in the world, right? So much for being on top of things. Regardless of the fact that I'm announcing this several hours later than I had wanted to, I am very happy to announce the winner of the Happiness Giveaway--She was chosen at random and is lucky commenter #5:

Kim who said:

What a great thing to do with the school! One thing that makes me happy is that it is 8 pm, all 3 children are asleep and hubby is making me roasted chickpeas. Yep, that makes me real happy :)

February 6, 2009 8:11 PM

Thanks to all for sharing the things that make you happy! You know that some of the things that make me happy are good mail, crafts, and giving gifts, so I'm thrilled to send this Valentine block off to Kim!

Kim is a friend that I met through the Breastfeeding Cafe a few years ago. She is so fun to be around and makes everyone around her feel happy. I was so sad when I learned she'd be moving away from the area, but thank goodness for blogs (hers is a great one) and other ways of staying in touch! Congratulations Kim!