It's time to begin

I really feel that it might be necessary to give myself a pep talk today.  Yesterday was a really, really tough day.  Like, the kind of day where you feel totally defeated mentally and emotionally, then you go home, put on your workout clothes, and notice that your pants are definitely giving you muffin top.  Your husband pretends he isn't seeing it, when you can totally tell that he's working REALLY hard to make sure you don't cry.

Tears are husband kryptonite.  With great power comes great responsibility, so use that knowledge wisely.

So this is the pep talk I will give myself today.  Fingers crossed it does the trick.

Good morning, Gorgeous;

Yes, you, sunshine!  You just took the most important step in making today successful:  you joined the day.  Now, your mission is to stay present in this day until 10:00pm.  There's going to be a lot going on.  Work has been busy, and you're undoubtedly tired.  It's okay.  You've got this.  And might I say, you sure are looking fit and healthy today.  All of your time, effort, and hard work is really paying off for you.  So jump out of bed, and embrace this moment in time.  It's time to begin.  It's time to do your best.  It's even time to drink some coffee.

I knew I would grab your attention if I brought coffee into this.  But more importantly, it's just simply time to be yourself.  Stop caring so much if that means you are nice enough, smart enough, funny enough, sexy enough, or competent enough, and just do you. 

And if all else fails, and you start to lose your cool, remember that these three little monkeys love you an awful lot... what more than that could you ever need?

That's right, nothing.  So go grab those horns and hang on.  It's going to be quite the ride.

Love,
The determined not to be defeated you