being Grateful..

As human beings, it takes a lot or sometimes a little for us to be grateful for what we have in our lives today. We spend so much time seeking, trying to get to the next step in whatever we are trying to achieve, that we forget about today.

The other day after dropping the little one at the daycare and the oldest one at school, I was just driving along listening to some music and I smiled.. it had been a while since I have truly been happy inside, don't get me wrong I am by no means depressed nor sad. I am just busy, busy being a mom, busy  being a business owner, busy running a household, busy being a sister, busy being a wife..that I forget to be grateful.

Grateful to have the little one here with me after surviving an earthquake.. grateful that my family is okay back home.. grateful that even though I am not rich, I get to do what I want with my life. I am happy, healthy and grateful that even if life is sticking it to me right now I am sticking it back to life..

So what are you thankful for in your life?

Why don't they get it!

This is probably going to come out as a RANT (hey we get to do that sometimes).. why don't people who don't have children get it; I do not mean all of them.. I mean some of them specially the young ones, they just don't get it.
Why do they call and tell the mother of a newborn "well since you are not doing anything...." HELLO newborn over here, she is not ANYTHING. or why do they say "why are you so tired you are on mat leave?" what do you answer to that question? Why do they come over and ASK to hold the baby and get all grossed out when she burps?
I am not against all childless person out there, some of them are really good friends and they are good for babysitting when one wants to get out with the hubbie; but some of them ( I know the percentage of those is real real low.. but..)the ones who think that having a baby or a child is like sporting a new hip bag or a new cool pair of shoes they need to get it together, or at least PRETEND TO GET IT!