Quit Complaining Girl!

Quit complaining girl. We had a great lesson in Relief Society at church today, but the thing I most got out of the lesson was a brief message given by my neighbor, Diane, about the importance of work. She spoke about making choices and living with those choices (in a roundabout fashion). This is a topic I have some strong opinions about. After we married, I made the choice to be a stay-at-home mom (or a work from home mom) while my penguins are little. I (or we) made that choice and live with the consequences (the good and the bad). Diane's message spoke to the fact that when we make choices, we need to be happy about all that comes along with those choices or life will be LONG! If I make the choice to be a SAH mom, then complaining about diapers, or laundry, or kids for that matter will be quite counteractive to my "job." If I can be happy about all the aspects of my job, life will be better. If I make the choice to work out of the house, then complaining about being gone, missing my kids, etc. is counterproductive to that job. I could not agree more.

I get so frustrated when people CONSTANTLY complain about their own choices. Don't get me wrong, I can have a bad day and vent with the best of them, but I hope that isn't a frequent occurance (if it is, please tell me to quit complaining). Complaining constantly just makes you miss out on the joy of the journey.

Earlier this year, we made the decision to be a one car family. With Justin in Texas and me working from home and within walking distance of the kids' school, it just made sense to us at this time. I can't think that I've complained about that, because it was/is our choice and we will live with it. I get so frustrated when people make good decisions for their family and then do nothing but complain about it. What good does that do?

I'll get off my soapbox and give you permission to complain for a minute, but then quit complaining girl or the journey will be long and not fun! Make the best choices for you and/or your family and find a way to make them happy ones! Trust me, it's much more fun!