home again

We got home from a 12 day vacation yesterday. The rest of my family was ready for it; ready to be in their own beds, snuggling with their pets, playing with the neighbor kids... (We made plans to be with the neighbors tonight and tomorrow evening, as a matter of fact, because we just like them that much!) But as we got closer to home, I could feel myself getting more and more bummed out. Finally, my husband glanced over at me and asked what was wrong. 

I let out a sigh and started listing all the things that awaited me at home. 

A trailer that needs unpacking.

75 loads of laundry.

Cooking full time again.

A house that does not automatically clean itself and is about 20 times larger than my little trailer.

Homeschooling 2 children who like to complain about every subject. EVERY SUBJECT. 

Teaching piano 4 afternoons in a row (which I truly enjoy but it does exhaust me after homeschooling the first half of the day!)

Grocery shopping. I hate grocery shopping.

To-do lists. I like lists. I do not like to-do lists. Especially when the stuff I have to-do is no fun.

Exercising. Eating healthy. (After eating at a bunch of our favorite restaurants and having no time to exercise, my body has let me know I need to get back to working out regularly again, even if only for 20 minutes here and there.)

Add in my desire to maintain a social life, get my writing back on track, and the 29 other interests that I dabble in, "crazy busy" begins the minute I step back into my house. 

So going back home meant that I had to turn this brain back on to full blast, working at its max. 

But once I got home and got to work, I realized once again that my attitude is greatly influenced by my perspective. 

I have a trailer to unpack from a great family vacation!

Doing laundry has become somewhat of a competition with myself to see if I can get it done in less than 24 hours. 

Homeschooling needs to be more enjoyable for all of us - time to work on that! 

Teaching piano? I am so grateful for the parents who deem me worthy to teach their children about the amazing world of music!

Grocery shopping - I still hate grocery shopping. 😝

And the "crazy busy" side of life makes my life full! I can't wait to see my hometown friends again and to be blogging here regularly again and feel better about myself through what I eat and through exercise - these are all blessings!

So the bad mood quickly disappeared once I decided to see the value of what God had placed in my life. He's always faithful to help me focus on the good, if I would just remember to ask Him regularly.

The laundry is done for the week.

The trailer is empty (with a little help from the family).

I did a bit of grocery shopping - ew.

And here I am writing for my favorite people. 

Life is good, thanks to "perspective."

KC