“Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.”

Abraham Lincoln

I’m in the middle (gosh I hope it’s the middle) of remodeling my foyer. As usual, I’ve underestimated the amount of time it’s going to take me to get the job done. I think I started on Saturday with the buying supplies, emptying the room, and spackling and sanding. I continued the prep work on Monday, and Tuesday morning. Then I covered the floor and taped some areas. I started painting the trim around 4:00 p.m. and finished the first coat around 11:00 p.m. Today I completed the second coat after working from 10:15-6:00. At some point, I noticed some pretty negative thoughts were going through my mind. The project was taking too long, I had a long way to go, it was looking awful so far, the house is a mess, this is so much work, I missed one of the last beautiful days of summer, I hope this comes out OK…

Fortunately, I realized that I have a choice in what kind of attitude I want to have. I choose to be grateful. I even wrote down a list of things I am currently grateful for. There is no need to feel bad for myself. I really had a good day.