I wish I were an eloquent and witty writer but unfortunately, I'm not. Hopefully by writing these out, I can get them out of my head. I'm tired of the load they give me.
I wish I was more patient with my kids.
I wish I could keep my house clean all at the same time. Not a clean living room and the rest totally trashed.
I wish I was better at reading my scriptures every day.
I wish I was more thoughtful and a better friend to people.
I wish my kids wouldn't scream and yell at each other.
I wish I could wear my jeans without a huge muffin top hanging over the sides. Yummy.
I wish that when I slave over a delicious meal that my kids wouldn't come to the table and yell out, "GROSS! What IS this?".
I wish I didn't have to worry about this dumb economy and wondering when the bottom will fall out beneath us.
I wish that when I inevitably offend people they could understand that I would NEVER intentionally do that.
I wish I could fix my daughter's hair cute every day. But honestly, how many different ways can there be to do a ponytail, braids, or clips and I can't seem to do any of them very cute.
I wish I was more Christ-like.
I wish I could get my kids to understand why they need to brush their teeth EVERY DAY at least twice.
I wish I found more joy in doing the dishes and cleaning the kitchen since I have to do it every single day multiple times. I'm over it.
I wish I didn't have hormones so I wouldn't have to wish so hard for these things every month for a week (if you know what I mean).
There it is. I've condensed it for you for boredom-prevention purposes. I guess if I didn't wish then I wouldn't have anything to work on, right? Today I'll just worry about patience. That should take me only the rest of my life.
6 comments:
Kristen, I love your "wish list"! I have a wish list too that echos at least half of yours and then added a few for teenagers. If you're looking for fun ways to do Riley's hair, check out my sister's blog. Scroll down the page and on the right hand side she lists several of her favorite blogs for hairdos for little girls. There are really cute ideas with step by step instructions and pictures. Her blog is: cheryl2m.blogspot.com
Boy can I relate. Those things just start to weigh you down and some days you just want to say, HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO DO IT ALL! Just know you're not alone. Sometimes we all need a little paradigm shift to make it through.
wow, this was a great post for me to read. i am feeling this exact same way today, ok all week actually. you are great Kristen and i look up to you in so many ways!!! sorry if i was not a good enough friend when we lived there.
Great post and ditto on most everything you've mentioned. I guess the trick is to not sweat the small stuff and be happy with doing your best. I had a lady at work tell me today that she wished she had cared more about her relationship with her husband and daughter than worry and yell so much about having the house clean. There will come a time when you won't have kids in the house messing it up. Until then, I'm going to take her advice...the house wouldn't stay clean no matter how much I yell, scream, or kick anyways. :D
Boy, it sounds like we are just alike. I could cut and paste that same post into my blog!
I WISH I didnt relate to most of the things on your list!
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