be happy and make my family happy

“Do I make you happy?”

Wonder what she’ll say… 21 months ago

... I had such a deeeeeeeeeeeeeeep and awwwwwwwwwwwwwful case of blues – I couldn’t do anything!!

BLAH! 3 years ago

She fell apart….

The kids, her job, and – worst of all – mine …

I’ve been SO bogged crazy by the attempts of my organization to deal (somewhat, somehow) with the CRISIS, that I now have a crisis of my own… 4 years ago

... today – feeling SOOOO down, and for no obvious reason!! 4 years ago

... she is having a tough time at work, trying to get things done AND set things up so others can fill in when she’s on leave, AND she has terrible backache because of the pregnancy, AND I’ve had such a busy/crazy time at work (‘though I left work early twice this week , in the middle of it all, just to hold her hand and help out) AND our house-hunting isn’t going anywhere and there’s not much room for the expected addition AND, AND, AND, .....

WHEW!!

We’re veeeerrrrry lucky, but still – it’s not easy….

NOT AT ALL… 5 years ago

I think I might acctually be doing a little better at this…

The key is to “let go”. I also find more patience to listen to the kids.

But – I’m not kidding myself. There still is a way to go.

Sometimes I fell like pushing “restart” on so many of my “programs”. I coulda shoulda done better… 5 years ago

just plodding along…

... didn’t do anything serious about this yet. 6 years ago

my wife, my love, my life -

... well, she had some pretty harsh things to say about this…

My overall anxiety/insecurity/tension/feeling “down” – is having a bad effect on the rest of my family.

So yesterday I came home early, made dinner, sang with the kids in their beds.

It helped some.

Might set an appointment with the shrink. 6 years ago

Happy that I did it6 years ago

but today I’m feeling reallllly low…. 6 years ago