So there are days that you just don't want to leave your bed. You think that the world could keep spinning if you slept through just one 24 hour period. Well, you'd be right...but then there are those things that wouldn't get done if you didn't drag your butt from under your covers and brave the world that you have no interest in facing. I mean, there are the pets to feed, meals to cook, diapers to change, hugs to give and books and toys to use-abuse-and clean up after. There are owies to kiss, noses to wipe, hair to brush and baths to prepare. We can't forget of course the myriad of basic housekeeping chores such as dishes, floors, laundry, tables, beds, etc. While some of those things can easily be put on the back burner (and I encourage this be done when you need to), it can't be that way every day. It's a good thing that my daughter gets me to drag my butt out of bed every single day. She makes me smile even mere seconds after she has me ripping at my hair in not-as-silent-as-I-wish frustration. She brings me a book to read to her and then runs off for another one only 3 pages in. She takes every.single.toy out to play with before going back to the first couple options for the remainder of the messy day. Then she throws a fit that resembles a 'you stole my favorite snack and I'll never have another one!' epicness whenever a commercial interrupts a beloved cartoon (Max and Ruby, Kai Lan, Bubble Guppies, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse). She offers me a seat on the couch to watch a movie with her and even cleans her toys away to make room. She snuggles in and throws herself across my lap fondly smiling and declaring 'Momma!' because I might have forgotten who I am in the last couple minutes.
She is a great reason to leave the warm covers of my bed behind on cold winter days when you just don't want to face the dishes (clean or dirty!) or the mountain of laundry needing to be washed, dried and *grrr* folded.... She is a great reason to smile through the day even if you are screaming in your head that you can't give one more lecture on not pulling the cats' hair off their stomachs or that a commercial just means that the show will come back in 2 minutes! (Remind me often of that last one please...every 10 minutes or so...)
Just because we have those days, and most everyone does, doesn't mean we can't enjoy the day outside of our bed. I might have to work a little harder to do so, but Morning Hugs and a beautiful 'you're my hero' smile make it a lot easier.
So those days you just don't want to face the world, climb out of bed--or fall if you need to. Paste a fake smile on and find that reason to exchange the fake smile for a real one. You don't need a great day, just don't let it be horrible either. And when you get to that breaking point (I have, I admit) where even falling out of bed doesn't do it, pick a day, get some help with your responsibilities and stay in bed. Take that day off that you need. Close your eyes when you pass the sink full of dishes or the basket of laundry. Good luck to us all on those days that start so tough. I hope you have a great reason to get out of bed.
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