pygmy1982

Hi there everyone. I just wanted to let you know that I have taken a first and very pivotal step towards making peace with my mother. After four months of not talking or being with my mother, as the result of some recent trauma, we met on Sunday for dinner. As hard as it was to summon the courage, it was a very wonderful meeting. I encourage everyone out there to take a step this week, month, year towards reconciling with their mother. In the meantime, try this little trick that helped me. Every day, I prayed for my mother’s happiness for five minutes. Its amazing how hard it is to remain angry, sad, or resentful towards anyone whose happiness you are praying for.

What had always kept my husband and I from getting on a budget was 1)we’re never together for very long (he has a job that requires him to travel regularly and for training plus he is in the national guard) and 2) we spend more money seperately than we do together (no joint trips to the grocery store, etc.). We found a website called mvelopes.com that lets you budget/track/spend electronically. Its great. We can spend in any form and allocate to any of the envelopes we have designated for certain categories of spending (groceries, gas, etc.). Helps us keep track on how much we spend and where.

I’ve decided that not being able to do a cartwheel is not my fault. My brain just resists any actions that might put my precious brain in jeopardy. My husband, for the same reason, cannot dive into a swimming pool. Our kids have NO chance I guess. : ) I pledge to overcome my inability to do this during 2007.