Changes

The old saying "When life hands you lemons, make lemonade" stands out in my mind more and more often lately. I keep catching myself getting sour with "things," so I have to remind myself to put a positive spin on it. The most recent example:
My husband is out of town for part of this week - and it's funny how dependent on him i've gotten. It's now that he's out of town that I realize it the most (and this happens anytime he's out of town, by the way). Instead of being upset because he's not here, and upset that he has to be out of town, and upset because I have to "do it all myself" - I have to think "Thank goodness I have him daily." and "This gives me a new perspective, I should be grateful for it." It also makes me laugh - we have only been married for a year and a half - I was single (and a single mom) for almost 3 years before he came along... when we first started dating, he used to beg me to let him do stuff. He'd say: "Let me help you." "Let me do this for you." "Stop being so independent." So, I let him do more and more - and frankly, now i'm spoiled rotten - all the things mom's have to do to get out the door in the morning - make lunches, fix breakfast, iron clothes, wake up child(ren), get child(ren) ready for school, get theirselves ready, clean up as you go... I don't have to do hardly any of them anymore - I pitch in and help a little bit, but for the most part he's taken over all those duties. {For the love of all that's HOLY, He even irons my clothes!} These things, and especially being grateful for these things, get lost in the daily grind - they get buried beneath the little things that upset me (dirty clothes on the bathroom floor) - I guess it's about having focus and staying focused on what truly matters in life - happiness and love and caring and partnership... I have to make the lemonade.