Meg This is Life

Cheerful about the small things

I had a really bad day yesterday. Actually its been a rough couple of days. I have just been grumpy, tired, overwhelmed and have felt a little suffocated by the obligations of work and church and just life in general. Sometimes it just all becomes too much, ya know? And then the littliest things start to just irritate the life out of you and you just want to yell and scream and throw a tantrum like a little child. But, when that happens, you know that you have not fallen victim to the world, but YOU are victimizing everyone else with your grumpiness! So as my night reached its max of frustration (I got completely drenched by the rain walking to my car after work) I started to wonder why I felt so unhappy.  When you are unhappy, nothing and nobody can make it better. You can come up with all the reasons and excuses of how you got there. But, all in all, you chose to let the unhappiness settle in your heart.  So the only way out of it is to choose to be happy. I believe this for a small scale situation, like my week, and for large LIFE  situations, like unhappy marriages, etc.

Since I let all the little things add up to my frustration this week, I thought I would start my day with a list of some of my Favorite Things.  These are just small things that bring me little joys - and I want to remind myself that little joyous things can add up to make a very happy week.

10. Greg Laswell. I am listening to him right now. I can seriously listen to him when I’m happy, sad, anxious or whatever.  I find his music so comforting.  Check him out HERE.

9. Etsy Baby Clothes. I know, I know! I have no business even looking at baby clothes. Since all my friends have started having babies lately, I see stuff all the time that I want to buy. Etsy has such cute stuff. We are so not ready for a baby yet, but these clothes make me want to have one right now! Maybe I should buy a lifesize doll….. Just look at this onesy! How can you resist? Its by Bean Pickle Sprout.

8. My Vera Wang Wedgewood China Set. I LOVE THIS. Its more casual china than fancy china. It has this chalky texture and the edges are left rough and its just so great. The mugs are my favorite part. It makes having a cup of coffee just that much sweeter.

7.  My Red Mole Skin Journal. This little journal is where I lay all my crazy thoughts. Nik got me hooked on these. You can find them at Barnes & Noble. I love that it has a pocket built into the back flap to hide away special notes or stamps or whatever you need to keep safe.

6. Pumpkin Anything. Cupcakes, Bread, served in Pasta and especially Pumpkin Spice Latte’s. I usually get mine with soy milk and no whip (and decaf, because I am an old lady).  They are a little pricey, but sooo sooo good.

5. Something Sweet Bakery in Daphne, AL. AWESOME. I love this place. They have the best red velvet (with cream cheese icing) cupcakes and delicious peanut butter cupcakes (with chocolate icing and Reeses PB cups on top!). They have lemon bars, sugar cookies, brownies, cakes and on and on. When you walk into the bakery, the smell of sweet sugar just hits you in the face and it is delightful.

4. My new Hurley jacket. Since I’m a coastal girl now (haha), I shop at surf stores. I am really much cooler now than I used to be.  This jacket is so comfortable and is the only reason I am ready for winter (well, at least the Gulf Coast’s winter)!

3. Design Sponge Blog.  It has the greatest ideas, so creative, so fresh, and so sweet. I look at it and dream of all the DYI projects I will “someday” take on. 

2. My Camera. Canon Rebel XTI. If I keep taking pictures, I will eventually get a new and better camera.  But, this camera will always have a special place in my heart. Its so light and easy to use and I give it all the credit for my photos. I think of all the possession I have (with the exception of my wedding ring) I would be the most upset if something happen to it.  It is my outlet. It makes me feel creative and bigger than myself. Everyone deserves to have something like that.

1. NIK. He is my most favorite. Even when I’m grumpy and not fun to be around, he is still there just loving me. I couldn’t ask for anything more. If all else fell away in this world, and God still let me have Nik, I would feel completely blessed. I have a good man.