What do we do on a hot Summer day? Bike/walk to our favorite shaved ice place!
After taking the above picture, I showed it to the girls and they could not stop laughing!
Oh my goodness, I adore these girls so much!
I hope everyone is having a great Summer!
It just hit me yesterday that it’s almost August. Where did the time go? I swear it seems like the 4th of July was just a week ago! Time is a scary thing isn’t it? Every second that passes by, you will never get back. I’ve felt pretty depressed the past few days with no apparent reason, well, except for PMS+sickness+lack of sleep and was complaining a lot about how I hated being a stay at home mom and doing endless dishes and laundry and how I can’t do anything I want to do and how it’s so frustrating because I just want to do things on my own schedule for once, and not trying to squeeze it in between everyone else’s schedule during the day and then I realize at the end of the day that I didn’t do anything I wanted to do for myself and the day is already over. Maybe it’s because it’s Summer? Now I know why mothers get so excited and post on their status something like, “Counting down the days until school starts, can’t wait!” Summer can get pretty mundane and exhausting with none of the kids going to school and they complain they’re bored or there’s nothing to do. Actually, whenever they complain they’re bored, I make them do chores so they stopped saying they’re bored but instead say things like, “Mom, let’s go do something!”, “Mom, can we go swimming? To the park? To the store?” These smart kids. 🙂
I still haven’t completely gotten out of this rut but it’s getting better and I really think it’s just PMS. But it makes me wonder, what about those people that have depression? Like PMS, they can’t control their hormones and the sadness and the hopelessness is just there all the time no matter what you try to do to get out of it. PMS lasts only for a few days but depression is for a long, long period of time. I can’t imagine what that must be like and I feel for those people. Depression is a silent disease and people can mask it easily which is a scary thing. It reminded me to be more kind and more caring towards the people around me because you never know what they’re going through. And even if someone isn’t particularly going through something hard or difficult, kindness and extra gentleness and care could only help people to feel extra loved or happy and that’s always worth it. Kindness is always worth it. You will never regret being kind or nice or sharing with someone.
Starting a couple years ago, I decided life is too short to just let a thought of kindness go by so whenever I think of something nice about someone, I verbally express it to them right then. So if I see a cashier at the grocery store wearing a cute necklace, instead of just thinking that it’s a cute necklace, I tell them right then. Or if a lady at church sang a beautiful song, a couple years ago, I would just think she has a beautiful voice and if I happened to run into her, I’d tell her but if I didn’t run into her, then that would be it. But now, I go out of my way & walk around the church to find the lady to tell her how beautiful her voice was and how much I enjoyed it. My motto is never let a thought of kindness go wasted, in words or in action.
I am so grateful for everything that I have in my life. I can be a pessimist sometimes and focus on what I don’t have but when I step back and think of all the things I do have, the list out-pours and makes the list of what I don’t have seem so petty.
Anyone else having a “Summer-rut” like me? Anyone else kind of looking forward to the first day of school?
Kellie Monibidor says
Yes, I definitely had my summer rut. I'm a school teacher so my job ended in May and I suddenly went from very busy to having nothing to do at all. And I got really depressed. You talked a little about people with depression in your post, and it's so true. People can mask it so easily, and so many more people have it than I realized. I masked it all my life, until it almost ruined my husband's and my relationship when we were engaged. Then I finally started taking medication and it has been SUCH a blessing!!! (to him and to me! And to everybody around me!) One thing I've learned going through depression for as long as I can remember, is that sometimes you just have to go through the motions. There are days when you DO NOT want to get out of bed. Or you DO NOT want to talk to another person or smile, or get dressed, or eat, or try. And sometimes you don't. But there comes a point where you have to keep pushing forward. If you don't have a motivation, find one, or make one, even if it's something small. I think I waited too long to start taking medication, but because of what I've been through I am more empathetic towards others who deal with depression, or even just bad moods!! 🙂 And just by saying one kind word, you might be giving somebody a glimmer of hope to hold on to that will get them through the day. Thanks for sharing!
Selinas Inspiration says
The shaved Ice looks delicious! Loving your long pink dress!!
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