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I have been sick a lot lately and it makes everyday stuff like work, laundry, cooking, cleaning, playing with my sweet boy and everything just a bit harder. Tonight, my sweet husband is cleaning the kitchen and watching our son so I can finish some work for tomorrow. I spent all afternoon at Urgent Care getting diagnosed with an ear infection. I haven’t had one since I was a young child.
Being under the weather and being a mom while feeling ill is a good reminder of a lot of things, not all of them positive. Tonight it’s a reminder to slow down a bit. And tonight it’s a reminder to be thankful.
I’m thankful for my health most of the year. It’s hard to remember what it is like to feel good when you’re not well, but it’s great. I get to feel well most of the time. For that, I’m truly blessed.
I’m thankful for my sweet husband who works tirelessly all day, comes home full of joy and energy to play any game our toddler son comes up with.
I’m thankful for our home that provides shelter during cold days. I’m thankful for our bed which provides much needed rest when we’re not well.
I’m thankful for a kitchen full of healthy foods and a pot full of hot soup.
I’m thankful for this job which allows me to take time to go to Urgent Care mid-day.
I’m thankful for our families who help make parenting less of a grind. A date night is a necessity and our families make that happen for us.
I’m thankful for the holiday season. It fills me with joy and puts my heart in the right place most of the time. I spend much more time thinking of others and hope to bring that into the rest of my life.
I’m thankful for Minnesota winters. I may regret writing this one, but winter is truly a time to hibernate, drink tea before bedtime, go to bed early, cuddle up on the couch for movie nights and all the things that we don’t do the rest of the year.
I’ll be back tomorrow with a fun post, but I wanted to stop by and wish you all a very happy Thanksgiving. What are you thankful for?
Photos by Melissa Oholendt Photography.
I’m thankful for my 2 little boys this year! we just had our second son this summer so I can’t wait to spend holidays all together as a little family of 4. thanks for posting this :)
Sorry to hear you’re sick! Hope you’re feeling normal again soon! =)
Great reminder to be thankful always…not just this time of year. I’m also thankful for wonderful neighbors like YOU!!!
I am thankful for friends, I may not get to see them often but a friendly email reminds me how lucky I am to have them! Especially those from a certain dorm freshman year :)
A nice reminder to slow down and remember to give thanks.
Feel better friend!!
I’m thankful for my daughter, husband, family and friends. I hope you feel better soon! Your situation reminds me to be thankful for modern medicine. Hope you enjoy your thanksgiving!
I can totally relate to this post! I had a weird inter-ear virus that caused me to feel like I had vertigo the past month and a half. I have finally been feeling better this past week, but it was miserable and felt like it was never going to end.
It definitely made me think about a lot of things I am thankful for, especially my family and husband that takes care of me, my baby boy that makes my heart burst with joy and my health…when I am well. It’s funny how we take these things for granted when we’re living life in the “fast lane”, with crazy busy schedules. But the up-side of it is that these hard times allow us to re-prioritize, slow down and focus on what’s most important. In doing so, I feel outrageously blessed.
These were perfect thoughts for the holiday season. Thanks for sharing and I hope you feel better soon!
xoxo
I’m thankful for 3 healthy children and an amazing husband. I hope you feel better and have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
I spent a lot of time thinking about this very topic over the last few days. I am so thankful to have a beautiful healthy daughter, a helpful family who are so supportive, a challenging job that I love with a company that treats me well and also values my family time, and most of all my husband. He helps share the load so that we can both get the time to do the things that we love. He has made my life better every single day that I’ve known him!
I love seeing pictures of your happy family! Seeing your little man so vivacious and sweet makes me less sad to think of my tiny little Waverly growing up.