Yesterday contained a few stressful moments that I decided not to get into for the sake of shorter posts. Today, I woke up still feeling that irritation. I tried my best to cheer up with a delicious breakfast first. I had a bowl of yoatgurt. Half plain oats, half Oikos Strawberry Greek yogurt, with a trail of hazelnut spread down the middle.

Even after this delightful bowl, I still knew a workout consisting of punching and kicking would feel excellent. I wanted to go in and pretend the air around me was in fact my friend’s lingerie shower and wedding. And perhaps her a little bit too. Like I said…I’m not perfect.

I don’t want to go into too many details, but we’ll leave it at I’m having to plan the lingerie shower for my friend and she can never communicate with me. I’ve quickly gone from friend to basically her beck and call girl for wedding related stuff. Without the nice pay wedding planners and party organizers receive. She only calls when she has something to tell me about the wedding and whenever I try to share anything about my life she “has to go because she is just too busy”. All of this lack of communication culminated into anger yesterday, when there were serious planning issues caused by her not telling me certain things. Yet somehow it is my fault. It feels good to vent here. After all, I know I have no worries of her reading. She’s too busy and self-centered after all. Actually, I don’t think she has ever cared to hear about my new passion for writing and blogging so she doesn’t even know the site. Needless to say, I don’t foresee a strong friendship after my MOH duties finish. Things just aren’t like this anymore…

I guess you can see my need for a kickboxing class. I felt much better afterwards. And I had a bit of an epiphany during class. I’m not perfect either. I have my own areas I need to improve so I can’t judge another harshly. Part of my reasoning for what I’m planning for September on the blog even relates to working to support one another. That doesn’t mean I have to let people walk all over me but I can choose to live with kindness and a positive attitude. I hate being negative and letting things get the best of me. I have to let it go. Which in this case will be getting through this wedding. Oh, September how I long for you!

I’m also excited for September for the start of something exciting on the blog. I’ve mentioned it briefly a few times before. I firmly believe it will be beneficial to each of us and we can help each other grow through the process. I plan on working on some of the finalizing details today and getting a post up about it tonight or tomorrow. Be looking for it! I’m thrilled for it and hope many of you will participate. 😀

• How do you deal with stressful friend situations? Or stress in general?
• Do you ever feel bad for venting on your blog? I know it’s not the kindest thing and I hate putting negativity out there, but sometimes…it’s just NEEDED.

Thanks for all the feedback on the new posting schedule. I find that I like doing shorter posts as well. I think I will keep it up. It makes things simpler. Which kind of goes against what I thought. I always thought posting more often would be harder, but organizing posts becomes quicker and easier this way. I’m all about the simple things in life. My day represented that well.

I spent as much time as I possibly could playing with this pretty face.

I don’t think you can get much simpler than reading children books and talking about colors. I only kid. Mothering equates to the most difficult job I’ve ever experienced. But simply looking at her smile makes it all worthwhile. And moments like this…

That would be the downing of a Green Monster. Start ‘em young! Makes life much more simple.

My food choices today all fell into the simple category as well. I craved produce like none other. It saddened me that a bountiful did not yet fill my refrigerator at lunch. I went with my current favorite stand-by. A tomato, veggie sausage, laughing cow sandwich and an apple for some crunch. Simple, yet so satisfying.

After lunch, I got some writing finished. Namely my next Examiner article. I took a tip from Hallie on this one and wrote tips on how to get started with healthy habits. Take a look! I also caught up on emails and reading blogs. Obviously I keep my priorities simple too.

Once little M awoke from her nap I knew a grocery run must happen. I needed my greens and food for dinner this week. The simple theme continued here because I had no time to pretty myself up. Who says you have to go out looking fancy? A simple look of no make-up and damp hair knotted back works for a grocery store run.

Simplicity reigned for my afternoon snack and dinner as well. I fought M had a Green Monster with a chocolate vita top slathered with hazelnut spread for my snack.

Then I shared a simple and delicious dinner with the husband and the little sister. I made up basic sandwiches – turkey, spinach, Swiss cheese, avocado, spicy mustard, and tomato. With heavenly vegetables on the side. Sliced red pepper, cucumber, and carrots with Sabra spinach + artichoke hummus for dipping. My dinner plate even featured a few Food Should Taste Good jalapeno chips. Yum!!!

Now it’s time to give my brain some simple entertainment by sharing laughter with my sister and watching mind-numbing things like Wipeout and The Bachelor Pad from last night.

• What simple thing made you happy today?
• Do you feel comfortable going out without your makeup or hair done or does it just not matter to you? I’ve never been big on make up. I like getting prettified for nights out with friends and some random days, but usually I just shower and go. I try to make an effort on a semi-regular basis to not feel like I don’t care about myself and my looks though.