Champagne on the deck as a self care moment. It has been such a challenging 24 hours. Life threw its biggest test ever my way. We seem to have come through the boiling point intact if a bit burned. Marriage takes work. Sometimes I am carrying him and sometimes he is carrying me but with out the work we put in on a daily basis we would not have made it through yesterday. I am just so grateful the fella is ok. Tonight after he left for work I went and did my workout by the pool and then took a power walk through our complex. A year ago I would never considered exercise a stress relief but tonight it helped clear my mind and gave me time to adjust my plans to meet this new challenge. Now I am relaxing on the deck enjoying the breeze and listening to the peepers. A quick polish change and some bubbly are my reward for finding joy in the awful day. I am reaffirming my personal mantra “I choose to be happy”. Today it worked because I made the decision to work at being happy.
