Now, we've travelled to the other side. The point where it seems cool to talk about how badly you're doing.
Went for a run today and cleared your head? You're a smug bragger.
Stayed home and threw things while guzzling a bottle of wine? COOL!
(When we all know most of us actually do a bit of both.)
I'm getting a bit over it. I know it's great to have a laugh at ourselves on the days we fall apart a bit, and I'm all for letting things fall in a heap every so often. Sometimes it's important to feel that.
But I want to hear about the good stuff too, I want to hear more of that again. I want to soak up the knowledge that when I fall down the hole for a bit I can come crawling back out again.
What I'm saying is, when you do something that's good for you - shout it from the rooftops. It's a good thing, not something to hide. Brag away!
I'll begin:
This week I let the cravings take control of me. I spent a day eating nothing but sweets and packaged foods - and by that night I wasn't feeling too great. Overnight, my skin was literally burning hot and itchy, and I woke feeling grumpy.
So I turned it around. The last few days I've taken control again - the cravings are still there, I just say no to them, or convince myself my cravings are for other things. It's back to fresh foods here, with the highlight being breakfasts (surely if you start the day healthily, it sets the tone?). The picture above is of a delicious toasted muesli I made to redeem myself from the bad eating.
Your turn. It can be anything: food, exercise, taking a step towards a dream, a great parenting moment, doing something for yourself - anything. What do you want to brag about?
I bought myself a new scarf yesterday - very pretty and totally cool! I've been denying myself any luxuries lately as I haven't been contributing to the household income, but buying something lovely made me feel special and valued again!
ReplyDeleteOoh. Love this idea Megan! Celebrate the wins totally. I fit in a pump and spin class today to counteract two slovenly days I had prior. I'm freewheeling to the change table :)
ReplyDeleteI love this idea! Are you going to make it a series? ;) I forgot all chores today except cooking dinner so I could do nothing but play with Bebito. I let him finger paint even which I normally only let him do outside but given it was hailing I couldn't. He went to bed giggling which was a wonderful reward.
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing how sweeping negativity can be. I'm all for celebrating the positive stuff! Great thinking, Megan. My achievement? I just spent the last two weeks decluttering the house. I feel FABULOUS! And yay for you redeeming yourself with healthy muesli (and you've inspired me with what I next plan to do!). :)
ReplyDeleteThat look so good!
ReplyDeleteLife is full of good and bad. Nothing wrong with sharing both. Especially the good things in life.
I am enjoying drinking a healthy green smoothie every morning and a delightful frozen fruity drink occasionally in the afternoon.
Yep, I've noticed the shift, and it's not so fun! I've made the decision that my blog is my happy shiny corner - not to be braggy or unrealistic, just to provide some relief from real life!
ReplyDeleteI didn't blog about the 5km run I survived yesterday though ;)
Each night I list 5 successes from my day, defining success as progress rather than perfection and/or anything that feels like an accomplishment. I'm not allowed to list any perceived failures or beat up on myself.
ReplyDeleteOne of my successes from today is that I made a jug of sun tea- not only a completed task, but also good because I'll drink it instead of sodas- two accomplishments in one!
I think my blog is a pretty happy place, I rarely mention my troubles. I don't have many anyway.
ReplyDeleteI loved this, "a day eating nothing but sweets and packaged foods".
I do that too, I have a junk food day, then get right back on the good stuff the next day.
I love this!
ReplyDeleteI finally started learning piano (which I've always wanted to do) and going on regular morning runs through gorgeous forest and prairie. Life is good :]
It is amazing how potent positivity can be.
ReplyDeleteI am having a bad day today but I am certainly taking a leaf out of this wise book Megan and moving to something positive. Thank you xo
ReplyDeleteVery Nice!
ReplyDeleteI love it... And I do have something to brag about! Since having my son, he has been an excellent sleeper. But I can't talk about that because every time I do I get those awkward looks from mums whose bubs obviously don't sleep well and I feel bad for perhaps "rubbing it in" that our little man sleeps so soundly. So, now that he is 16 months old, I'm going to have my moment in the sun! Here are OUR facts:
ReplyDelete- from 6 weeks he slept from 10pm to 7am
- from 5 months he slept 12 hours a night - each and every night!
- when going to bed for his nighttime sleep he has never cried (seriously - NEVER!)
- when sick, he still sleeps at night
- he still naps during the day, sometimes for 3 hours!
- when tired he asks to go to bed, "Puheeeeze, mum", then snuggles straight in
- we love him more than words can say!
WOW! That feels really, really good. With my PND hitting me from all the negative angles, it's nice to finally feel as though I can brag about the one very obvious positive I have in my life - a gorgeous son who LOVES to sleep!
Thanks so much again and am glad to see so many other mums taking advantage of this opportunity. xx