The Lenten Season begins today.  I've thought long and hard on what change I would like to work on this year.  Last year I quit smoking.  Of course I started again a couple months ago so i could go that route once more.  I'm thinking not though.  Just way to much stress in my life right now.

Then of course there is my sarcastic side that wants to jump out and say "HEY! You've given up your marriage."  But then I pull back and reasoning takes over and I remind myself that I haven't quite given up the ghost on that yet.  In the infamous words of Friends we're on a break.  We're each working on our own issues in the hopes that down the road we can work on our together issues.  I'm open and receptive to that.  Now I just wonder if B will ever be.

Of course I could go the route of taking on something instead of forgoing.  But then again that would just add more stress to my life.  I'm really open to the idea of forgoing stress for the Lenten season.  Is that possible?  Probably not right away.  It's been there so long i have a lot of bags to pack in order to evict it from my life.

I've also come to realize that not only has the stress effected me but also my girls.  We've all been sick in one way shape or form for the last month.  UGH!  The sick goblins visited us again last night.  My oldest R managed to gift the rug in her room with her bedtime snack at 3:30 am.  Being woken to "Mommy I need you" in a desperate 5 year old voice is heart wrenching.  Her tummy is still rumbly and mine has decided to join hers this morning.  No food today is a good idea. 

So in an effort to make my, no, our lives better, stess is top on the list.  I will find fun things to do and if any new stress tries to creep in and surprise us with a visit I will firmly put the Do Not Disturb sign out.  I will also hand over as much of my current stress to my higher power.  He's got broader shoulders than I.