Stones of Happiness

Totally not feeling much like my self today.  I am attributing it to a lack of sleep, too much work, and not enough pleasures.  At my BigBox store, things have been quite stressful, making work that much harder.  Added in to the mix, its summer, and my helper who does what I do took the weekend off, which means I had to cover his hours.  Today was Day 7 in a row, and I have three more to go before I get any time off.  Sure, I'll make it, I'm a survivor, but to those who have to be around me, my apologies, because I can be rather crabby and short!

I tackle the issues with extra naps after work, which help somewhat, but they don't replace a full night's sleep -- and definitely not the sleeping-in either!  On the other hand, its easier to stick with the diet --- ohh, excuse me -- life changes in regards to my eating patterns.  And of course, being busy and on my feet at work is much better than being sedentary on my weekend.  So a tradeoff, for sure.  Not a very even one, I'm afraid.....  I'd much rather have my weekends!! I think the biggest dislike about the extra work is feeling like I don't have time for myself, no down time, to recuperate from the week, use some creative side of me to do something other than be a BigBox employee.  That's when I start to feel "not myself" ... not only are sleep patterns disrupted, but emotions as well. 
 
When one is tired, over-tired, or overwhelmed with life issues, its so easy to let our thoughts slip into the negative side of things, to make us feel as if we're not worthy, because we aren't keeping up life like "its supposed to be". 

Forget how its supposed to be.  We are worthy! Even when life throws us curves, we keep at it.

I am stealing this picture from a blog I follow at "moon to moon".  How great would it be to find some small smooth stones, pile them into an attractive dish and when we're feeling low, reach for one, pull it out, and remind ourselves that we're good, worthy, loveable human beings just the way we are!

Maybe this is what I'll work on my next day off!