Sheesh, I put so much pressure on myself trying to think of clever things to talk about but I have so much running through my head that I can't really narrow it all down. I'm sitting here drinking one of my favorite coffee blends (Starbucks Anniversary blend, which only comes out in Aug./Sept.) with one of my favorite chai blends (Orca Spice Chai- Sugar Free) and drinking it out of my favorite mug (a pink mug with Snow White and all the princesses and she is highlighted with the saying "You're the Fairest of the All"). I love anything Snow White and my trip to Disneyland this Summer just enhanced my sick Disney obsession even further. But, I digress.
What I wanted to say about all the "favorites" is that it is a good thing to "play favorites", so to speak. It warms the heart, the mind and the body. The coffee brings me back to my Starbucks days, which sometimes I miss a lot. The chai brings back the taste of fall and warms my body with its spices and my favorite mugs brings back memories of my friends and family, all the memories of Disneyland visits..... all in my mug. It's amazing all that is really contained in a cup of coffee. I truly believe in the saying (how does it go?)," what you get out of things is what you put into it". Or something like that, I think. But you get the idea. I put in my favorite things in my coffee that remind me of things in my life and I've created wonderful memories in a cup. Not only does the coffee warm me, but the memories, the feelings of family and friendship warms my heart, too. I love how it really becomes "the little things in life" that sometimes mean the most. Now sure, I can take this and say this also can go the opposite way. The littlest thing that someone does or says can hurt the most and cause a lot of pain and I've also had my share of those memories too. I used to be able to dwell on that for the longest time and I had more unhappy memories I could dwell on but I choose now to find the "good" little things in life.
Just yesterday, someone came up to me and asked me if I was pregnant. I had to chuckle because of many reasons and while I could dwell on the fact that it would almost be impossible (I say "almost" because you never know) but according to the Dr. it will be unlikely that I will be able to physically have children. So, I said to her "No, I think it's just a combination of my belly fat and the drape-like top I am wearing". I chuckled because I knew it embarrassed her a little and I wanted her to know I wasn't offended. I chuckled because I never thought someone would boldly say that to someone anymore, cuz you just never know. I chuckled because I'm officially reminded that a diet is next on the agenda. So many chuckles over one little comment. I can choose to dwell on the negative (and there can be a lot of negative if I wanted to live in that) but I am choosing to create happiness within the one little comment. I chose to chuckle. I chose to admire and laugh at my belly that looks a little like a baby belly (Matt has one too, but no one ever asks him if he's pregnant! Sheesh! LOL). I just say it's my food baby and in the voice of Mike Myers as the evil chubby character in Austin Powers: Goldmember movie, I say "Food, GET EN MEH BELLEH! (It's a scottish like accent).
So, I warned you that I will ramble. I guess the point is that it truly is all small stuff. The book "Don't sweat the small stuff, and it's all small stuff" is true. I haven't read that book, but maybe I should. I agree with the title, anyway. Enjoy the small things, laugh at the little things, smile at the little quirks, choose to live in the positive little memories. All in a cup of coffee. Maybe I should just switch to decaf. NAH!!!
Some one asked me the same question when I had all three girls with me....Jess was like 3 months old and in my arms. and someone still said "Oh, how sweet, three little girls and another on the way." I said, nope, still fat from the last one....and just laughed.
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