Man, I am REALLY bad at this blogging thing! Let's choose not to focus on my bad points...
I read this statement a while ago, and was immediately struck by its validity. I started to think about the fact that, while each day may not be happy, my life generally is. All the crap that happens day to day is usually necessary for an ultimately happy life. This weekend was a huge reminder of just that.
Noah and I are moving to a new apartment currently, and so far, it's not going so well. We moved all our stuff out of storage and into our new basement. I packed up all my craft stuff to move over to our new office/craft room/guest room/maybe a nursery eventually. (You'd think this room was HUGE based on it's sense of great purpose...). I made a plan to pack up the car with as much as I could each day and move it over, so that on actual "moving day," our job would be easy.
Two seemingly unhappy things got in the way of that...
First, Noah and I spent the entire weekend fighting. We attempted to find a practical solution for the multiple-purpose room, and couldn't agree on much. And by much, I mean nothing. Everything was too expensive, too big, too ugly, too cheap-looking, too impractical, too cumbersome, blah blah blah. I could go on forever because we basically did. Now, here it is Tuesday, and we have nothing for that room. However, by airing our dirty laundry in a very public place (by the way, worst place to be when trying to storm off in a huff = IKEA), and letting each other's opinions sink in for a couple days, we came to a fantastic compromise. We're very happy with our current solution and are excited to share our new space with good friends coming to visit in a couple weeks!
Second, I seem to have run out of time do to all this moving all of a sudden! My job at Mad Science has expressed an interest in my services for something other than mad scientisting!
It's some simple data entry stuff, creating flyers, and organizing schedules and the like. It may not be what I'm trained for, but it's certainly something I love doing. I enjoy creating things, and feeling that sense of accomplishment when I can check them off my list. Check! It could possibly get mundane, and I'm sure that eventually I'll miss being with children, but the job is constantly changing depending on the season and it might just mean I'll have to make my own children!
I'm feeling rather busy, and I certainly don't enjoy fighting with my husband. But once we get to the other side, we're able to see quite clearly why we had to follow a particular path. We may not always be happy, but we can be confident we're headed towards happiness!
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