Yesterday could have been very bad.  My monthly feminine friend is visiting and she brought along a migraine just for fun.  I was completely bummed about the migraine because I really thought I’d figured out what was causing them and, therefore; how to avoid them.  Apparently not.  Anyway, as I said, yesterday could have been very bad.  I remember back to a year or so ago when life was busy, busy.  There would have been no stopping for silly headaches, or fatigue, or hormones.  I would have driven all around town to various appointment, grabbed fast food for my kids who would have been whining in the back seat about “when can we do something fun?” and been generally grumpy.  That was then.  Now things are slower…better.

The morning started with a lovely cup of Chai tea and time with my Father.  Later after the children awoke and were settled with breakfast and Sesame Street, I took a nice, long, hot shower.  A quick peak to check on the kids then back to put on a little makeup.  I don’t usually wear makeup but sometimes a girl needs to feel particularly feminine.  To that end I also chose to wear a flirty, little skirt that hadn’t seen the light of day in a while.  Amazingly, though my body felt terrible, my spirit felt beautiful and somehow that made up the difference.

We ran a single errand just to get out of the apartment and then stopped into the grocery store for a few items.  To keep myself from getting carried away, we skipped the cart and simply held our goodies.  When there were no more hands available to fill, we left.

Back home, I assembled this simple lunch.

It’s a tasty salad of chopped Romaine, broken wheat tortilla chips, diced onion, tomato, avacado and little bit of shredded cheddar.  We mixed some salsa and sour cream for an easy dressing.  The drink is apple cinnamon sun tea.  Have you ever made sun tea?  It couldn’t be simpler.  Before starting lunch, I dropped a few tea bags into a tall carafe filled with water and a bit of honey and then sat the whole thing out in the sun. (Be sure to cover the top to avoid bugs!)  When lunch was ready so was my tea.  My mother used to make this when I was a child.  The transformation from separate ingredients to delicious tea always seemed so magical to me.

After lunch I sent Will back to work, set the children up with some toys and I took a nap.  Yes, a nap.  In the very middle of the day.  It was wonderful.  I awoke feeling refreshed and ready (finally) to tackle the daily drudgery of laundry and dishes and such.

We rounded out the day with a supper of pasta & salad, karate class and an evening visit to our favorite park.

Today, I am dressed in jeans, my hair is in a ponytail and there is no trace of make-up on my face.  Even so, yesterday has created a change in attitude.  Looking at my to-do list I know it does not all have be done now.  There is time to be deliberate.