The last couple of days, I've been doing some house stuff. Nothing major, mostly just trying to clear out the clutter that always seems to sneak up on every free flat surface.
I've also been razor blading around my baseboards to remove some tiny remnants of tape and contractor paper that are left from our Harvey repairs. I've been looking at those bits of paper since December of 2017, when we rushed home before James was really ready for us to be back in the house, because I just couldn't take it anymore and needed us to be home for Christmas. I would look at the bits of paper and be annoyed, because it was a reminder of all that we'd been through, but I was always doing something else so I never took the time to take care of it. And James had done SO much to repair our house, I wasn't about to nitpick something so insignificant, especially when I was capable of doing it myself.
So fast forward nearly a year and a half, and I'm finally getting around to it.
And you know what? I'm excited. It feels good to do something uncomfortable, something that kinda makes your back hurt a little. It feels good to have the energy to crawl around and do work (even if it's not all that hard).
I am thankful to have the energy and the capacity to do this little thing to care for my home.
This story is NOT to highlight my accomplishments around the house. It's about my mindset - my new mindset. I don't want to take things for granted, I want to notice and appreciate things I overlooked before. Things that were a non-issue, I just want to take a second and appreciate them before I go on with my day.
What can you find to be thankful for today? Bonus points if you can find a new way to look at an obnoxious task!
Do all things without grumbling or complaining. Philippians 2:14
