Seven Kinds of Awesome-ness

For the last two months, I've been feeling on top of the world.  Here are my reasons why:

1) Formula feeding Since Katelyn is bottle fed, it frees up a huge amount of time for myself.  Feedings don't take any longer than 5-10 minutes.  And nobody has to get undressed in order for her to eat.  If I'm at a family get together, I don't have to go hide in a room for 45 minutes and miss out on the conversation.  I didn't have to spend money on nursing bras.  And I'm not solely responsible for feeding Katelyn - Mike can help out as well.  Don't get me wrong - I know breast is best and I wish that I could have fed her for longer.  I'm just trying to find the positives in formula feeding.

2) Sleep Katelyn is an utter rockstar when it comes to sleeping.  For the past three weeks, she has been calling it a night around 11:00pm and she sleeps through until at least 8:30am.  She's given us a few days where she has slept for twelve hours and not woken until 11:00am.  God bless her little body for needing sleep. 

3) Finally believing the diagnosis As I've mentioned several times, I've been diagnosed with OCD.  All my life, I've struggled with feeling like I'm crazy or abnormal.  And now?  Well, I still think I'm crazy but at least there's a scientific term for it :-)

4) Keeping a clean house Since Katelyn is a wonderbaby, I've been able to stay on top of the day-to-day cleaning and maintenance of the house.  Laundry is put away on time.  Dishes are done daily and the kitchen is clean every night.  Floors are washed weekly and I've actually been dusting more than once a month!

5) Fresh flowers I've made it a point to try and keep fresh flowers on the table.  They don't have to be anything fancy - just the $3.00 packs of tulips from Safeway are fine. 

6) The season I think the fact that it's finally spring time is definitely helping to elevate my mood.  It's so nice to be able to get out for walks and work in the yard before all the mosquitos return to unleash their vengeance.

7) Therapy Being in counselling has made a HUGE difference in the way I think about and react to different situations.  I'll be the first to admit that I used to get majorly choked about stupid, insignificant things.  Mike and I were laughing tonight about the time he gave Joel one of my frozen meals for lunch and how it resulted in the good ol' Twenty Four Hour Silent Treatment from me.  So stupid.  And now?  A quick little self-talk and a step back from the situation allows me to decide whether something is worth bringing up or if I should just let it slide.  One tactic a use is the Three-Day Rule...I set it aside for three days and if I'm still mad or it's still bugging me, then it's worth mentioning.  More often that not, by the time three days rolls around, I have totally forgotten whatever it was that was bothering me.  I've said it before and I'll say it again - I love being in therapy!!