Light at the End of the Tunnel

 

You know you don't really understand how dark a movie theater is until you walk from it into the bright sunlight of day.  Everyone squints and grabs for their sunglasses in the hopes to save themselves from damage to their retinas.  Well, I am starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel and it looks to be quite bright.  (Let's hope it's not a train, shall we:))  The darkness is clearing and I am beginning to focus.  Yes, it is cheesy, but I couldn't resist: My future's so bright, I gotta wear shades.

 

 

 

We are almost done preparing the house and it will be ready to go on the market in a couple of weeks.  I can definitively say that when I grow up, I don't want to be a painter, but my baseboards look amazing...if I do say so myself.  And I have a lot of freaking doors for such a small house. My realtor is going to think that I am crazy, but I am going to count doors in our next house:)

 

A couple of the kids' activities are winding down in preparation for summer.  We are beginning to really look hard at where exactly we want to start looking and have narrowed it down to several small areas.  It's exciting and scary, but I feel like I am in a better place to handle it.

 

Who knew how much your thyroid and vitamins can affect you?  I look back on the last 6-7 months and wonder how I didn't notice how low I was.  It's like I have come out of the theater to a bright sunny day.  I am beginning to lose weight, am happier more often, able to handle stressful situations without totally losing it, and the doom and dread feeling is fading.

 

I got lost on the way to take my oldest to an activity.  I was trying to avoid a huge traffic jam and thought I knew my way around it on the side roads, but I got turned around and ended up here:

 

 

 

My phone map wouldn't update...stupid (3G piece of)...phone...and we were going to be late.  I HATE being late.  And before you think that it couldn't have been that bad and that I must be exaggerating, I must remind you that I live in a VERY large city.  The area that I was lost in is one they write songs about and one that I could get pulled over in just because I drive a halfway decent car.  The cops would wonder if I was lost or up to no good.  I drove very quickly back towards the interstate and told my oldest that we were going to be late.  His response: "Ok, mom."  I glanced back and he was reading his book, completely oblivious to the danger we just drove through and honestly did not care that we were going to be late.  What the heck was I worried about then...other than being carjacked of course?  I immediately relaxed and found my way to our destination.  We were only 15 minutes late and missed nothing.  A couple of months ago I probably would have totally broken down.  I was able to (in the words of my oldest) "Just chill." 

 

I know the next couple of months are going to be quite busy and stressful hoping we sell the house and hoping we can get into one in this seller's market.  I think I am going to buy me one of these hammocks and imagine myself in our new backyard...just chillin'.

 

 

John 1:5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.