Thank-a-mony

I did this a few years ago and made it most of the way through the month of November. I'm going to attempt it again and, although I do not hold out a LOT of hope that I will post every day, I will give it my best effort.
I will give you a little bit of what is going on around here and then I will add what it is I'm thankful for today.
I have been doing okay. I am usually my somewhat positive, happy self, but then there are days (or even several on end) where I get so overwhelmed with life and all that I expect of me and everyone else expects of me that I feel like I can't function. I get downright mean with those closest to me which only makes me feel worse and it gets hard to pull myself out of the muck. For the time being, I am limiting the things I volunteer for and have gone back and told some people that I won't be able to fulfill my duties in areas where I KNOW I am most overwhelmed. I am trying harder to let some of the housework go and focus more on the children. They need more attention and a calm, comfortable home. They need to know what is expected of them and not have that change from day to day, minute to minute. SO, there are a few changes around our house and I'm hoping we will all breathe a little easier.

Today I am thankful for my body. I have been thinking about this quite a bit and, although I am VERY thankful for many other things, today is my body. I may not always be happy with it or take care of it as I should, I am nonetheless extremely thankful for being blessed with a body that can do so many things. It is a blessing for which I will be forever grateful.

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