I could be stressed or..

I could be stressed or I could be thankful. I learned this lesson tonight. I read a friend's Facebook status saying how she was thankful for her situation even though it was hectic, crazy, and downright cry worthy!

Minutes before this I was cursing and scrubbing dog vomit out of the carpet. She had just take her heart worm and flea pill with a little too much dinner. She's a labrador so she doesn't think to chew her food - she inhales it.

So hear I am after a day of errands, cleaning, serving up dinner and the moment I get to relax, I can't. But then I read that post.

I am thankful for my sweet, though sometimes headache-inducing dog who after puking on my floor, gave me a sad and sorry look and walked into her crate willfully so that I could clean it up. I am thankful for my wonderful husband's quick thinking to get the big chunks (sorry for the visual) and also thankful that we had the money a while back to purchase a pseudo-steam cleaner for the carpet so that I didn't have to scrub on my hands and knees.

Most of all I am thankful for my friend that posted her thankfulness in a time of stress because it caused me to step back and think about what really matters. My dog is fine now, the mess is cleaned and we are all okay. So yes, I could be stressed...or I could be happy and move on. I think I will do the latter from now on.