So Cold!

I would never make it in a colder climate as I think I'm freezing to death here and it's 53 degrees!

I'm feeling rather filled with joy these days. I think I've reached a place in my life where I just don't want to spend my time being upset. It's not worth it. We have so little control of so many circumstances around us. And really, there are things in my life that are not perfect, or that I wish were different, but I don't want to waste time worrying about them. There are relationships I wish were different, but I can only control my reactions to people, not the way they choose to feel or react. I'm a little sad that it took me almost 39 years to figure that out. I know I've wasted a lot of time trying to make people happy. People who just won't be happy no matter what I do. Because really, your happiness cannot be based on what other people do. You have to own your own happiness and decide that you want to live joyfully. And that's what I am trying to do.

In other news, I have an interview for another day care charge today. Another little girl, almost 2. It's a part time gig, which works for me, and right now I'm just really wanting to get money put away since I am quitting my job in August to go back to school! So hopefully this will go well. Mark is not that excited about me taking the job, but I feel like I really want to be helping more with the financial side of things.