{ Day Off }

A whole day to myself. :) Little bit of house-cleaning, maybe a little yard work if it stops raining, pilates this morning (4th day in a row – how many is it to form a habit??), lunch with my sisters and mom, scrapbooking and hopefully finish up something to sell this week at SBB. :)

Today’s video: Sawyer Brown’s ~ They Don’t Understand. Little bit of country but worth a listen even if you’re not a country fan. I think the lyrics are just so profound. Something I know I need to remember when interacting with people. It makes me think of how I felt when we lost Jacob. It was such a strange feeling to go to the store or the bank or wherever it may be and have this enormous weight of our situation and realize the people I’d interact with had NO idea. It’s so easy to think about when you’re on the other side of the situation but how often do I consider what others might be going through. How much kinder would I be if in every interaction I looked at the other person as someone who may be going through something as difficult as losing a child or a father, or is dealing with abuse or the loss of a job? Part of me wants to put this CD in my car and listen to it every morning. Since I’m not a HUGE country fan I’m guessing I’d get tired of it eventually but somehow I want to remember the message of it every day.

Kay, gotta quick do my pilates before DH and his partner head back this way to work in the office. Eventually I hope to look as graceful and flexible as the women in the video but 4 days into it ~ not so much. ;)