Day 42: Marathon Marriage

Today the hub and I celebrate 18 years of marriage, which I like to refer to as "marathon marriage". I say this because my wise sister-in-law likened marriage to a marathon and not a sprint and if you're married you get it. And you are wholeheartedly agreeing.
So today, despite the lows that happen sometimes in marriage, I am choosing to be grateful for this marathon marriage that I am running with the hub. I'm grateful that he puts up with me and my crap and still can say, "I love you." I'm grateful that he made the choice to watch me grow up. (I was barely 21 when we married and still living with my parents, I had A LOT of growing up to do still.) I'm grateful that he has different eyes when he looks at me than I have when I look at me. I'm grateful that he believes I could do great things.
I have my complaints and he has his but we are committed to going the distance of this marathon together and I'm grateful for that as well.

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The End of Affirmation 365

I've been thinking about it for over a month. Usually, when I'm in it I'm engaged. But this time? I started it indifferent and I've felt indifferent all along. I should have never started. Hindsight is 20/20 they say and they aren't wrong. So when I opened my eyes this morning it was clear. It's time. Time to quit this 365. This is the first 365 that I haven't posted several of the days, the first 365 that I wasn't super excited about, the first 365 that I've quit. I've changed my social media presence and interactions the past year so this is also the first 365 that hardly anyone has been interested in. Is it the topic or my decision to not be as accessible on social media? Or is it some other reason altogether? Well, regardless...I'm throwing in the towel on this one. I can't say if I'll ever do another 365 again. Time will tell and I will know if and when it's time.

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Call it a Day

The literal use of this phrase hails from 1838 when the phrase originally was "call it half a day" to mean leaving work early. (source) The modern use of the phrase is to indicate ending something due to false sense of accomplishment.

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