One Good Thing That’s Keeping Me Going

What’s Yours?

I’ve been feeling a bit down lately. Housework never seems to end. My father-in-law ended up in the hospital again. He’s having surgery on Sunday. My daughter had a hearing test and the results show she has hearing loss. I need to take care of that, too. And….and….and….

It’s a lot of stuff.

I decided one morning that I was going to wash the sheets on my bed. I felt gross from passing out in my clothes for the last long time. I stripped the bed and loaded everything into the washing machine.

I had to stay up a few hours later. I kept telling myself it was going to be worth it.

Oh, and it was absolutely worth it!

Like this lady, I love using my weighted blanket. Photo by Slaapwijsheid.nl on Unsplash

While the sheets were in the dryer, I took a shower. I used the “guest soap” (what my children call really nice-smelling soap). I washed my hair.

I made my bed. The sheets were still warm from the dryer. I snuggled in and quickly went to sleep.

I woke up feeling more human than I have felt in a while. I didn’t even mind my son waking me up at 4:30 a.m. I felt so good in the clean, warm sheets.

What’s one good thing that happened to you that kept you going this week?

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