Good morning guys :) Today is a special day because it is my wedding anniversary! I have to admit though, over the last six years I have been pretty bad at remembering it. At the first year mark, I thought we got married on the 20th June but in my defence, I was pregnant at the time so my brain had take a leave of absence. I remembered the following two years but the fourth year, when I was pregnant again, it totally slipped my mind. Thankfully since then I have remembered both last year and this year, although when I was listening to a quiz on the radio this morning asking what date it is, I had no idea. Hopeless!
For our anniversaries, Mat and I don't buy each other gifts but we go out to dinner or a movie together instead. Tonight, we will have the kids so after they go to bed we'll be having a date night in. I had planned on making all of Mat's favourite foods as a surprise for him but then I thought what kind of anniversary is that for me...no gift, no night out and having to cook a whole lot of food. Plus I am still feeling quite sick so I think I will pass on that idea and save it for our tenth anniversary or something. Actually, this brings me to my point for today's Motivational Monday piece...stop saving things for "special occasions"!!
We all do it. We save the good glasses or plates for special occasions, or we save gift ideas for special occasions, or we even save outfits for the kids for special occasions! Of course, those glasses go unused, the gift ideas don't often eventuate and the kids outgrow the outfits by the time that special occasion rolls around. Such a shame!
I don't really understand why we do it so I am proposing a shift in the way we think and operate. Really, isn't every day a special occasion? Each morning we wake up, breathing, fighting fit and blessed with the opportunity to spend time with our loved ones sounds like a pretty special occasion to me. We should be enjoying all those special things every day and I for one am going to start doing just that. Before I went to bed last night I wrote on my motivational whiteboard in my bedroom "Today is going to be the best day ever!" and it is amazing how much of a positive impact it is having on my day so far!
So lets embrace this way of looking at things, even if it is only for today. Don't wait for special occasions and make today your best day ever! xox
2 comments:
There's an ad on tv currently to this effect. Twinings tea. I'm not a twinings fan really, give me bushells any day!! But it has a point :)
LOL, I agree, Bushells is delicious! I saw this ad yesterday and was all excited that it was based on the theme of yesterdays post. Spread the word, every day is a special occasion...I also want some red high heels lol :)
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