Keep busy and be Joyful

Anyone who has played Settlers of Catan should be able to understand the comparison I'm about to make.

The other day my in laws were here and we were all playing Settlers. I lost. I wasn't getting ANY cards so I couldn't do anything!! Bah! I think i lost at about 6 points. I was a really sore loser...I was totally annoyed and pissed off. Why? Cuz nothing was getting done. No cards=no action. Then we played another game. And I still lost....at about 6 points...but this game was still totally fun! Why? Cuz I was getting cards, things were happening, I got lots of development cards...but I still lost, but it was fun cuz I was able to participate.

So...yesterday was kind of a flop day. It was the end of the day. S just got home and I was in such a pissy mood. I was being short with my kids, short with my husband. I was annoyed at my kids every move, every sound. S asked me why I was in such a foul mood and I couldn't exactly say why. My day was like alot of other days...except for one thing. We stayed inside all day and I had big plans to clean my house. Big plans to get the 'longest road'.....Owen asked if we could go to the beach but I said No....I have to clean my house. But all day long one thing or another took my attention away from my task and nothing got done...I wasn't getting any cards....I was a big sore loser by the end of my day cuz my plans went by the wayside and I didn't accomplish what I set out for myself.
So...being the person I am...I TRY to look at things from another perspective...sometimes i'm successful...other times i'm not. But i realized yesterday that I've had lots of days where my house looks worse and i've felt better. Why? Because I didn't meet with defeat. I spent my time going to the park, entertaining my kids, playing outside the house. Getting lots of cards...getting lots done. And even if my house still looks horrid-I feel better cuz I've been busy.

I guess there is a life lesson to be had through this experience. Life is more fun when you keep busy!