TGIF....

It has been such a long week. I feel a bit like a broken record. This morning I woke up after another restless night of sleep and just felt so emotional about going to work. Stress is a part of all of our lives, but I am not use to having it for such a long period of time. Kent and I were driving last night and I told him I needed a mantra for when the "evil thoughts/stresses/worries" of the work world entered my brain at all times of the day. Kent's mantra was simple and perfect. "I have a life"...this is my mantra for when the creeping insecurities of life bog me down. I have more than just a life, I have a great life. I have the most amazing partner and best friend (male friend I tell him) in the world. My gratitude for the day is my husband, who I adore. Thank you for putting up with me and loving me until the end. Even when I'm snarky or have a 'tude.

What I also love about my husband is the fact that we are both so in sync about many things. This week-end we are painting our TV room and our new furniture will arrive next week-end. I will for sure post a before and after. I'm nervous about the color I chose, but we can always paint it again. Since our home did not sell, we are taking it off the market and allowing ourselves a bit of luxury and redoing some parts of the home. Our TV room has the most uncomfortable sofa but it is something that is "classic" as Kent says and we will one day re-upholster it and put some thicker cushions on it. We have also just picked out our "first Christmas together gift" (who knew these existed). It is a beautiful piece of art that we found at a gallery on Bainbridge Island last week-end while we were lunching with friends. It was one of those pieces that while we were casually walking past the gallery we both saw it and had to go in and see....

There is something so simple and beautiful about this painting. We are going to re- frame it, but I think it will look lovely in our new TV room. Honey Happy First Christmas and Birthday (-; Thank you for having such a fabulous vision. Love Your Muffin!