High Five for Friday!

We made it!! High five for Friday!!

*I found the idea for "High Five For Friday" through The Small Things Blog.  I am taking part in this "High Five for Friday" reflection each week. Hopefully you will too!* 

My top 5 moments of the week:

1. Working on "business stuff" with Amanda on both Sunday and Wednesday night. Each night we had a planned agenda and accomplished a lot! I honestly didn't think this would be possible; I thought we would have gotten side tracked with talk about other issues and gossip in our lives. But, no! We remained focused and we were determined! It felt so good! 

2. I accomplished a new recipe for dinner on Sunday night. I made a meatloaf for the first time! It's not my favorite meal, but it was brought up in a conversation the night before. After a quick recipe phone call to my mom on Sunday morning, I was ready to go! It was very tasty and my husband requested that I make it again this week! Success!! :-)

3. Canceling my after school club on Tuesday. For a very long time, I felt bad about taking sick days or personal days. I never missed a thing and I never said "no" if asked to be on a school committee. I am finally learning to say "no", to take sick days and personal days, and I even cancel things when I know there's too much going on to balance my life appropriately. Experiencing and living through wedding planning helped me with this important life lesson and I'm finally finding the balance with professional vs. personal life. It's so important!

4. Crossing off everything on my Friday to-do list. I was nervous all day about making sure that I had enough time to travel from one county to another. I was so afraid of getting stuck in traffic with the long weekend approaching. The nail salon was screaming my name and I made it my mission to get there tonight! My eyebrows were disgustingly overgrown and my nails needed a serious makeover from New Years Eve festivities. I love treating myself to these treatments and I go very often, but life took over and I haven't been there in over 2 weeks. I felt SO relieved when I made it there in time. I walked in with my Pumpkin spice coffee and was relaxed within minutes. The knot in my stomach had finally disappeared!

5. Watching an old couple hold hands and help each other up the stairs. I've seen this a lot lately and I just melt inside. I saw it the other day at the grocery store and again tonight at the movie theater. Due to the snow and icy roads, I've noticed how these couples hold onto each other and take care of one another. At the grocery store, the old man was holding his wife's arm tightly as he guided her carefully to the car door. Tonight at the movies, the couple interlocked their arms and walked slowly up the stairs together. It was just precious! I've noticed my parents doing this more and more with each other too. It's just so sweet and speaks to the power of love, the power of forever.