Today was a good day. Yesterday I let myself wallow in the sadness of Jon leaving. I stayed strong for my little girl, but once she was down for bed, I let the emotions take over. I let myself cry and let myself feel immense sadness. When I was through, I made a promise to myself that I would wake up in the morning with one postive thought and let that thought start my day. Today's thought: Sleeping late is one of the deployments BEST benefits.
I don't know why, but when my husband is home my daughter will wake up no later then 6:30am-EVERYDAY! But when he is on TDY's or away for the night, she will always sleep until at least 7am. That extra half hour is like gold to me. I can lay in bed relaxing or actually get a few extra minutes of precious sleep (which I've needed this pregnancy).
So when I woke up this morning and saw the clock, I thought my first postive thought of the day before I even had to remind myself to do it. That in itself helps me know that I can make it through this pregnancy and deployment.
Glad you are looking on the bright side :)
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Thank you Alicia for being Jon's wife and the mother of his children. You are the best. Love Mom Leone
ReplyDeleteAlways good to let yourself wallow for a bit. It's natural. Last time I let myself have a week. Planning for it, and having a set time to "shake it off" was a huge help to me and. in the end, my kids. I ate chips and dip ("foods" I HATE) and drank too much wine. I was sad. But after a week I dug in and kept going. So it's okay. And positive thoughts to start the day are great! And remember to end the day with a positive thought too. Makes sleeping better. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone for your positive feedback!
ReplyDeleteKris, I think you're right-blogging is really helping this deployment!