My attitude

I am finding it essential to have a good attitude when things don't go as planned. Mostly because this life I am living is not like I imagined it to be! Here are some examples of how I am trying to change my thinking.

Situation: Cameron drawing on Matthew's head with permanent blue marker
Attitude: Oh thank heavens he drew on something that will eventually wash off!

Situation: Chopping the end of my finger off at the Spruces campground after 5 hours of preparation, 2 hours of driving, and only being there for about 2 hours!
Attitude: I am so grateful I didn't chop my hand or more of my finger off! That could have been much worse. How lucky I am that I have reached my insurance out of pocket maximum this year and so I can just go to the emergency room and sit in peace for 4 hours! Since I won't get back until 1:00 in the morning, I can look at the stars as I park my car outside the campground and walk back to the tent! It will be so nice and peaceful.

Situation: A pitcher of Tang falling of the counter and hitting the floor splashing tang up the side of the cupboards on the island and floor.
Attitude: How lucky am I that the cupboards caught the Tang before it could splash across the rest of the kitchen! Now the tang is in a several square feet section instead of a long skinny section across my entire kitchen!

Situation: My kids putting their clean clothes in the hamper and their dirty clothes back in their drawer when they get lazy.
Attitude: What a great opportunity to teach them how to do their own laundry.

Situation: Our abundant crop of grasshoppers out here in Tooele eating our garden and my raspberries.
Attitude: Hey, at least I won't have as many plants to pull up this year when the garden is finished! And the plants I have left will be a lot smaller than they would have been!

Situation: My girls cat-fighting in Maceys parking lot
Attitude: Look how well they will be able to defend themselves when they are on a date in a few years! And they didn't have to take Karate to be able to fight like that! I am so lucky they are so talented.

Situation: Squash bugs running rampant in our garden destroying some squash plants and attempting to destroy all of the plants!
Attitude: I am so grateful for spiders. I wish we had a lot more in our garden!

Situation: Our swamp cooler breaking. When trying to replace it, having bolts rusted to themselves.
Attitude: Ryan and I know how to completely gut out a swamp cooler and replace the parts with other used swamp cooler parts. We got to learn about a new tool - the cold chisel. And using a drill on the roof during a rainstorm to try to drill out screws was so romantic! It only took us 3 days to get it working!

Situation: Matthew pooping up his back often - most of his onesies are now stained.
Attitude: I am so glad he gets most of his poop on his onesies which I'll probably throw away when he is done anyway! Isn't orange a nice color to add to these? Better orange than brown!

Isn't my attitude getting better?