School starts for us Michiganders on Tuesday and we decided to have one last getaway before the academic year kicks off. So off to the cabin in the woods we went. “The Cabin” is in every way a stereotypical cabin in the woods. It’s on the lake, in the deep forest with no running water, no electricity and no cell phone service for miles. It’s totally off the grid. I generally love coming.. it’s a time to unplug and really connect with nature and my family. But this weekend....well this weekend was different. I pulled a muscle in my neck and got a crown on my tooth AND am PMSing all in the same week. So I guess you could say I’ve been in pain and a touch on the crabby side. Here’s a recap: Friday night my husband and I were packing our car and I just went ballistic on him for really no reason. I was already resenting having to go to the cabin, getting back the night before school started and feeling sooooo rushed and pressured.
The night went terrible as we argued about everything I could think of. I was on a role !! The next day (Saturday) I just started going down a negative spiral of thoughts.. “our lawn is a mess and we have to be here instead of mowing” “my three year old doesn’t have a backpack and I have to be here instead of school shopping” “I need to mail packages and I have to be here instead”.. I couldn’t even relax in the most relaxing place in the world. My mind had gotten the best of me. Finally, my husband said to me “practice what you preach. Be here, be present and enjoy this.”
And he was so totally right.
I took a step back and reflected. I forced my negative thoughts out, I did some deep breathing and started over. Was it easy? Heck no! I didn’t want to relax I didn’t want to be positive, but the more I changed the way I thought about the weekend, the better I felt. So instead of “I have to be here” “I have to come here” I shifted to “I GET to be here” “I GET to be with my family” So thankful I got it together before the whole weekend was over.. because look at what I got to enjoy!
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