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Showing posts with label Random Thoughts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Random Thoughts. Show all posts
Thursday, April 1, 2010
A New Day
Yesterday I posted an article about the mother's attitude influencing the mood of her family. So i decided that today, no matter how i felt, I would choose to have a good attitude. I actually got less sleep than normal last night and today was a terrific day. Since i wasn't complaining about how tired i was, my children weren't complaining either. Since i didn't whine about how much they whined, they didn't whine. Since i didn't talk ugly to them, they didn't talk ugly to each other. Amazing, I mean really amazing! Sometimes i just need to be knocked in the head and reminded of things i already know. I smiled more, loved on my children more, and felt happier all because i chose to ignore my own bad attitude and be more joyful. How simple yet revolutionary!
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Coffee Anyone???
If you know me, you know that I strongly dislike coffee!! I can't even stand the smell of it! So I never have understood the connection between people and their coffee addictions. However, I have finally discovered why people love their cup of coffee.
It's not really about the coffee (well maybe the caffeine for some of you!).
It's the mood that coffee or any other hot drink in a mug envokes.
Just think about a freezing cold winter day and hot mug of hot chocolate in your very cold hands. You hold it up to your mouth and gently blow on it to cool it down and there you are, in a state of relaxation and peace. Everything else melts away. It's just you and that hot chocolate, ahhhh... until a little person sees it and begs for "just one sip!" And then of course, it's gone! You get the picture. A hot drink, even in 104 degree weather is a beautiful moment of peace. It's a chance to slow down and relax in the midst of anything.
As I said, however, I do not like coffee or hot chocolate in summer. So, for you who don't like coffee either, here's my little secret. Starbucks makes a drink called a hot vanilla cream. It's just frothed milk with vanilla syrup but it's oh so yummy! Of course I am too tight to pay Starbucks price so I just buy either their vanilla syrup or I just recently found an all natural syrup by Le Syrup de Monin (fancy huh!) that is made with pure cane sugar and has no preservatives. Anyway, I heat the milk, then froth it with a little hand held frother (came in a hot chocolate pot), add my vanilla syrup, and bam-serenity in a mug!
Of course, I wait until nap/rest time to make this when I can hide in my room and read my bible, pray, return phone calls, or just before a nap. I sometimes make this at night after everyone is tucked in bed and I need to unwind a minute after a very full day. Not every day, just here and there.
My children have not caught on to this yet- shhh, don't tell them! ; )
It doesn't matter what the drink is, it's just that time to unwind and breathe! So, if it's around 3pm, just think of me hiding in my room, sipping on my vanilla cream and smile- I know i will be! Thank you Lord for a much needed break!
It's not really about the coffee (well maybe the caffeine for some of you!).
It's the mood that coffee or any other hot drink in a mug envokes.
Just think about a freezing cold winter day and hot mug of hot chocolate in your very cold hands. You hold it up to your mouth and gently blow on it to cool it down and there you are, in a state of relaxation and peace. Everything else melts away. It's just you and that hot chocolate, ahhhh... until a little person sees it and begs for "just one sip!" And then of course, it's gone! You get the picture. A hot drink, even in 104 degree weather is a beautiful moment of peace. It's a chance to slow down and relax in the midst of anything.
As I said, however, I do not like coffee or hot chocolate in summer. So, for you who don't like coffee either, here's my little secret. Starbucks makes a drink called a hot vanilla cream. It's just frothed milk with vanilla syrup but it's oh so yummy! Of course I am too tight to pay Starbucks price so I just buy either their vanilla syrup or I just recently found an all natural syrup by Le Syrup de Monin (fancy huh!) that is made with pure cane sugar and has no preservatives. Anyway, I heat the milk, then froth it with a little hand held frother (came in a hot chocolate pot), add my vanilla syrup, and bam-serenity in a mug!
Of course, I wait until nap/rest time to make this when I can hide in my room and read my bible, pray, return phone calls, or just before a nap. I sometimes make this at night after everyone is tucked in bed and I need to unwind a minute after a very full day. Not every day, just here and there.
My children have not caught on to this yet- shhh, don't tell them! ; )
It doesn't matter what the drink is, it's just that time to unwind and breathe! So, if it's around 3pm, just think of me hiding in my room, sipping on my vanilla cream and smile- I know i will be! Thank you Lord for a much needed break!
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