Being better

I read this on another “Mommy Blog” today:

…even though it hurts and it’s hard, there are moments that make it worth the hard.

I have decided to make this my mantra. I will post it on my computer at work, on my refrigerator, in my car and on my bathroom mirror, and whenever I don’t want to do to something or just don’t feel like it, I will repeat as needed.

When I don’t feel like making up a meal plan and going to the grocery store and Farmers’ Market, I will think about how good it feels to know that I save money by cooking rather than ordering in and how good it feels to know that I am nourishing my family’s bodies with good, fresh, (at least moderately) healthy home-cooked meals.

When I don’t feel like cleaning the house or doing laundry, I will think about how good it feels to sit on my front porch with my neighbor and a glass of wine, and how thankful I am to have this house to clean, and all the good people and things that came along with it.

I will remember this, and I will work for those moments when things are better.