Good morning and happy Monday!
In today’s installment:
- Letting someone in
- Finding time to breathe
- Day #2 of 30 Days of Gratitude
Yesterday I did something that I don’t know I’ve done
before. I let someone do something for
me that I was perfectly capable of doing on my own.
I know your jaw is on the floor. Pick it up.
Yes, I let the man help me.
In my home. It was eye-opening. And efficient. While he put the bookcase together, I got
some other things done that moved along my completion of Mission Office
Organization. Now, I am sitting in my
organized office with everything in its place feeling mighty proud of
myself. And cared for.
He saw that there were some things that I wanted to get done
and did not hesitate to offer his assistance.
Sure, part of it is that he loves my office (really – it’s about as much
office as it is library - and I’m fairly sure he just see’s wall-to-wall books
and a collection of Teacher’s Editions of English textbooks, which he’s
completely taken with)and thinks it’s a great place to hang out. It’s also that he’s just a good guy who wants
to help.
Well, blow me over.
Not sure what has my head spinning more…that I’ve landed in the company
of a man that is not only smart, funny, reads more than me, is taller than me
AND is genuinely nice or that I allowed this smart, funny, tall, and nice reading
gentleman to do something for me.
Whatever it is, I know it’s me breaking through some boundaries and
growing.
In other news…
In the midst of me being in task-master mode this past week,
I came upon a piece of art that spoke to me in many ways. It also happens to be a DIY project I
stumbled upon while cruising Pinterest.
I took some time yesterday to get started with step one…gathering
snippets of food pictures.
So, what else could I do on a glorious Sunday afternoon but
camp out on the living room floor surrounded by crashing piles of Bon Appétit, Cooking Light, Clean Eating
and Whole Living and cutting out
pictures of delectable delights. So as
not to be completely uninspired, I put on “Julie & Julia” for my
entertainment pleasure. Oh, it was
perfect.
Which brings me to…
30 Days of Gratitude, Day #2:
1.
Learning to grow beyond my own boundaries
2.
Taking time to do something not on the to-do
list
3.
The man that gently helped me break down a wall
of my own making
Go get ‘em, tigers!
