There is so much we can do to keep our hearts healthy.  Many people make excuses that they don’t have time to make healthy meals and they don’t have time to exercise.  Of course we usually have time to watch our favorite TV shows and browse the Internet.

I don’t want to end up having a heart attack or end up needing a heart replacement so I am looking at the vast amount of information provided online.  There are real doctors who explain various heart problems using words that regular people can understand out there.  There are sites with a lot of great information that you should check out.

Before you know it the cold winter days will be here.  Where we live it often means we can not even get outside to play because it is too cold.  I can already feel the winter blues setting in just thinking about it.  So, to keep myself from falling into depression I am looking at some family friendly vacation destinations that we could plan to go to sometime in January or February.  So many times after Christmas there is a feeling of let down with nothing to look forward to.  I think it will help with that if I plan a vacation.

I found a great site- The Best Family Vacations that is a good resource for making your plans.  And of course there are tons of sites can check out on the Internet to give you tons of good ideas.

Did you know that Thanksgiving is only a little over a month away?  I love Thanksgiving and always look forward to it every year.  We have always eaten at my parents house and there is usually lots of family there that we don’t get to see often enough.

Anyways, I have been thinking about what will be on the menu this year.  Here are some of my favorites that we ususally have to eat: Turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, squash, green bean casserole, rolls, corn pudding, and so much more.  Then of course there is dessert where we eat way too much pumpkin pie, apple pie, pecan pie, etc.  I am getting hungry just thinking about it.

What is your favorite Thanksgiving food?

Lately I have been feeling like I am really missing my hubby.  It’s crazy because we both work from home, so we are basically together 24 hours a day 7 days a week.  Although that is not really the case because I spend most of my day with our toddler and my hubby usually works during those hours.  I work while our toddler naps and when she goes to bed.  Sometimes in the evenings my hubby plays with our toddler while I get some more work done.  What it all comes down to is that it seems like I never spend any time with him and I miss him.

So, I was thinking today back to when we were first married and we used to take trips together.  We took our first cruise to the Bahamas.  We weren’t sure how we would like it so we took a short trip.  Both of us felt pretty sea sick but we loved the trip anyways.  So, we started looking into Caribbean cruises and decided to take a longer Caribbean cruise, but we had motion sickness patches this time.  It was a fabulous time.  We participated in one fun activity after another.  We had lots of laughs and lots of fun.  And while I would never give up the life we have now, I just wish we could still take the time to do things together again.  And of course, I love our toddler more than anything, but it would be nice to occasionally go out with just my hubby.

So right now we have a bit of a dilemma.  My older daughter… she is actually my step-daughter- but I have always loved her as if she was my own, treated her as if she was my own and felt like she was my own.  Anyways, she has recently decided that she no longer wants to spend time at our house.  She wants to be with her mother full time.  This includes visits- she doesn’t even want to visit us anymore.  She is “too busy.”  Really, her mother has very few rules and to a teenager, being able to do what she wants when she wants sounds pretty great. 

So, the dilemma we have is this.  Our younger daughter is using the smallest bedroom in our house while our older daughter has the bigger bedroom.  It doesn’t seem fair to me that our older daughter have the bigger room when she doesn’t use it.  And this isn’t just a phase, it seems to be a permanent thing.  It has been going on for over a year and she hasn’t even been to our house at all since May.  So, I do not believe we are jumping into things with this.  Basically what we are doing is switching their rooms.  Our younger daughter will have the bigger room since she lives with us and is there all of the time.  Our older daughter will still have a room if she ever does come to see us.  But, we are also going to use her room as an office.  We are going to buy some office furniture to put in the room.  But we will still keep one dresser and her bed there.  For some reason I feel guilty about doing it, even though she doesn’t want to see us anymore.  I still think we’re making the right choice though.

If someone asked me that- my answer would be yes.  I have some major issues I am stressing like crazy about right now.  But overall, I am happy.  What can I do to be happier?  Here are a few ideas.

1. Talk to other moms.  Sometimes I feel like I am the only one going through what I am going through.  I am stressed and worried about stuff.  Turns out- other moms are too.  It doesn’t make my problems go away but at least I know I’m normal.
2. It’s okay to admit you are stressed.  I have a hard time with this one.  But, I’ve recently realized that if I just tell my hubby that I need a break- he will usually take over and let me have a little time to myself.  And I feel so much better afterwards.
3. Go on a date with your husband.  I need to follow this advice myself.  I don’t know when our last date was.  But, I know that right now I feel like I miss my husband.  I see him everyday, but I just feel like I miss him.
4. Remember how fast these years will go by.  You so often hear, “It seems like only yesterday…”  So while you feel like you have to rush here and there to get this and that done- you don’t.  The world will keep on moving if you don’t pick up the dry cleaning or vacuum your house today.  Take that time and spend it with your kids.