tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355970909676770565.post3452647940195816545..comments2023-05-21T06:00:57.725-07:00Comments on My Scrappy Life: Keeping it RealElizabeth Gardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16499068208853650292noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355970909676770565.post-65066192450496797442013-10-24T06:39:40.263-07:002013-10-24T06:39:40.263-07:00Unfortunately it's called life. Reality is alw...Unfortunately it's called life. Reality is always grimmer than fairy tales. My life has been truly crappy, but I try to think positively of the good things: my partner, my cat, blah blah blah. If that doesn't work, I turn to comedy. Watching something funny, or reading something funny always lightens my mood. Of course it doesn't work for all, but it's just a case of finding what will help for you. Don't give up, take deep calming breaths and tell yourself you are a survivor. Things will get better as you get older because you get stronger with each year and each stress. If your ancestors hadn't been strong, and life was worse for our ancestors than us, you wouldn't be here now, so just tell yourself you are here for a reason and you can get through anything... lucretiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260466934848301829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355970909676770565.post-76847813810191639592013-10-22T06:43:36.288-07:002013-10-22T06:43:36.288-07:00Hang in there! I've been there, many years ago...Hang in there! I've been there, many years ago, back when my kids were 15, 13, 5 and 3. When school let out for the summer we moved in with mil (where hubby who had landed the job "back home" was living) and we let the house out of town sell on its own. Whew...it WAS hard keeping it ready to show and LIVE in it, while handling all the day to day stuff on my own! I don't know how single moms do it.Madelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14417126560965417800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355970909676770565.post-15919660459856934612013-10-22T04:02:19.008-07:002013-10-22T04:02:19.008-07:00Love your honesty. Makes you seem more real :) Sor...Love your honesty. Makes you seem more real :) Sorry that your hubby has to be gone so much, I know when Chris is gone life is sooooo much harder! There's a reason we have moms AND dads! Paige Taylor Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08460741453773142787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355970909676770565.post-74972987174621090272013-10-21T20:01:57.574-07:002013-10-21T20:01:57.574-07:00I suggest you dwell on other things like how wonde...I suggest you dwell on other things like how wonderful it is that your hubbie has a good job, your family has its health, God has provided for you in immeasurable ways, and this is a very short term situation in the real scope of things. I have MS and whenever I'm feeling the woe is me bug I stop and instead count my many, many blessings. ScrapaDiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10819626793205403466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355970909676770565.post-7513193415471409322013-10-21T15:35:38.387-07:002013-10-21T15:35:38.387-07:00It's your blog & you can post whatever you...It's your blog & you can post whatever you want! Sometimes letting it all out is the only way to stay sane. You have a lot on your plate so don't be so hard on yourself. Good luck with it all & enjoy having your husband back.Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04886549804414451294noreply@blogger.com