Ok so I had a glass of sangria. Just 1 glass, so I’m feeling all lovey-dovey but not wasted. I’m sitting in my pool. PJ is floating around listening to 90s music. I was listening to my book and it’s not so great. My mind started wandering. Outside of my headphones I could hear the birds chirping. My sons are inside doing things they love. The part of me that succumbs to the peer pressure of “what you should make your kids do” has not gotten to me today, so instead of forcing them to get fresh air and go in the pool, one is playing smash bros with his friends and the other is on his computer. My oldest son is up at the stores with his friends like I used do when I was a kid.

I’m so happy and I needed to write about it.

I just love my life.

It’s because somewhere along the line I started to do the things I really wanted to do. I made decisions that were based solely on the image that PJ and I wanted for our future.

Stop doing what you “should” do and start doing what you WANT to do.

It’s hard for a lot of people. Truly. But we only live one life. I’m so grateful for the one that I have. Grateful that I was put back in PJ’s path so long ago. And grateful that my children are loving, responsible humans that I trust to make good decisions.

I’m bragging, I know I am. But I’m also encouraging you to find what I have if you don’t already have it. You really can, you know. Trust your gut. Do what feels right and get rid of what feels wrong. I have less than 55 years on this planet (if I’m lucky) and I’m going to make sure I continue doing what is right for me and my family.

I’ve been on a HUGE Beatles kick lately, and the last line in the song The End is:

And in the end, the love that you make…is equal to the love you take.

I’m going to keep loving on the right people, hatin on the wrong people, and doing what I want to do. I encourage you to do the same. It’s the key to happiness.

Or maybe I’m just drunk off of one glass of sangria and don’t know what I’m talking about 🤷🏻‍♀️🤣