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Faking it

Somedays I wake up and feel, for lack of a better word, blah. I feel sluggish and even mad sometimes. Mad because I wanted to stay up the night before and I ended up falling asleep again. Then you wake up with allergies and you feel even worse, then you remember your little one has a pediatrician appointment for a shot, you think to yourself-it's going to be a long day. Your coffee does not taste as good as it did yesterday, your head is clogged and all you're trying to do is start your day off right, that's why you got up two hours before the kids. So sometimes when I have these days I try to fake it until I make it. My issue is the small things, things that instantly put me in a bad mood, for instance because I didn't stay up last night the kitchen is not clean, and when my kitchen/house isn't clean my mind seems to scramble and it stresses me out a little. I try to understand this is a mild issue and forget about it, but I know I'll be scrambling all day to clean and try to spend time with the boys. My point is, I try to keep a smile on my face and try to have a good day regardless of the situation, I try to remember what is good in the moment, like having two boys that aren't sick and grouchy. I love it when my boys are healthy and feeling good, feeling like themselves. As I write this I'm already feeling better. I can do this. I think if I keep telling myself this while i'm doing my workout with a pounding headache I will feel better :) Until next time.
-B

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