Big Wins, Winning Big

Sometimes I look at our new house and think what the hell were we thinking? It's in shambles. Boxes are everywhere. Outlets are hanging out of walls. 

What we're we thinking? We were thinking that it's the start to the rest of our lives. It's the house that we're going to make a home and we're already on our way there.  We've had some really big wins with this house and I need to remind myself that it's not in shambles. In fact, it's a pretty awesome house.  It's awesome because:

• We haven't killed each other... yet.
• There have been no broken bones as any direct result of said boxes.
• It's forced us to really learn how to communicate in a much more manageable way.
• I get to wake up next to him most mornings. 
• It's given us a lot of great memories already.
• We got an amazing deal on it. WIN.
• We've learned so much already and continue to learn more and more. For example, 18" bifold doors are NOT easy to find. In fact, they are impossible to find. 
• It gives us new goals, new plans, new excitement.

I'm going to make it my goal to start celebrating my wins, big or small, and I'm not going to hold back. It's a small step in my goal to be a happier person and to live life the way it should be lived. 

This morning, I slept through my alarm. Before, I would have let this absolutely run AND ruin my day. It would have laid the groundwork for the rest of the 'bad' to happen. Instead, this morning, I celebrated a WIN. I got ready in record timing, walked the dog, played with the cats, ate breakfast, chugged coffee, AND looked semi-cute and still made it to work before anyone else. WIN. On top of that, I've managed to laugh at it, smile and enjoy my day (a work WIN helped, of course).

Let's all celebrate our small wins, our big accomplishments, and anything that falls in between.  We deserve it.