Staying positive.

I'm trying to keep the tone of this blog upbeat and positive. Though I refuse to delete anything I write that might be negative (because then how "honest" is that as far as documenting my day-to-day), it's probably a good idea to spread some sunshine every so often.

Yesterday. It was actually a really good day. To be honest, it was the first good day in a while. There were the usual mishaps and hiccups but I just rolled with it all. I took the younger two with me to the gym, then hit Target, then made macaroni and cheese for lunch. So imagine the miles of smiles with those small but effective treats.

In the evening I decided to bite the bullet and take a dance class at the gym, which is completely out of my comfort zone. It's one thing to lift weights or do step aerobics or jump around in an athletic conditioning class - all set to music though what we do in those classes hardly counts as dancing. But last night was an all out hip-hop groovy show-some-attitude dance class. Thank goodness it was held in the room without wall to wall mirrors, otherwise I would have gotten too self conscious.

At that point - the late afternoon - I was starting to feel that bit of achy stress in my stomach, which tends to be the norm when dealing with certain people. But the dance class put me in a better mood. Which comes to show that cranking up the music at home and bouncing around to your heart's content can probably put a happy spin on anyone's day.

And a positive blog entry every so often helps too.