Just wanted to share this

sparkyclarkie · 12-05-2008, 02:38 PM

This last month has been hard work - single mum of two
ex being a pain in the neck
working two jobs

Just to name but a few things getting to me
However this morning having been woken up at 4.45am by my 2 year old and then not being able to get back to sleep. I was feeling more grumpy than normal.
With a mad rush to get the kids washed, feed and dressed all before 8.00 to get out of the door for school. We manage to get in the car for 8.10 and zooming off to school but then oh s**t ive left the mince pies for the school fate on the worktop at home. Just another thing to add to my failer list!

So we rush into school with all the good mothers that brought their cakes!
Off i go to drop the youngest off at the childminders so i can go to my second job.
Driving to work im so stressed by this point my heads pounding.
I go into work which is a house clean that i do once a week and have done it for about 4 years.
On the table was a note and written on this note was a message from their 12 year old daughter saying ' i made this for you to say thankyou for all your hard work over the years you do a great job' And next to the note was a candle holder and shed painted a snowman and put happy xmas on it.

At that moment in time all my stress went away and it was so nice to be appreciated. And i have to say that small but very significant gesture has made a big impact on how i think about things.
No more stress for me, lifes to short!

Snish · 12-05-2008, 03:29 PM

That is so sweet.

Don't sweat the small stuff. Good luck.

ohboy · 12-05-2008, 07:41 PM

Wow. You must have been touched by that simple act of kindness. I read a report in the newspaper today that happiness can manifest itself onto other. If one person's happy, and shows it, that will make others happy as well. This is proof of that.

jassian · 12-05-2008, 07:49 PM

This is a really good reminder that we're all often way too hard on ourselves. I'm glad you see the note and the present helped you snap out of it.

I for one am extremely impressed by you handling your workload in the first place!
*thumbs up*

angvav · 12-06-2008, 12:56 AM

The nicest things people can do are the smaller things in life!

And when you least expect it to happen!

Errowyn · 12-07-2008, 04:31 PM

The simple gifts and the gifts from the heart are often the best.

Ziggy · 12-11-2008, 04:32 PM

Oh, that's adorable! I can't say more than what's already been said, except that I am so glad you posted this. I think it's amazing. I'm under a lot of stress myself at the moment, so I can relate!

sparkyclarkie · 12-16-2008, 06:30 PM

Hey thanks you lot. Im still stress free. (even though my ex is being more of a pain than normal) And the best thing, because im less stressed my two girls are behaving themselves too. So good all round.
Oh and christmas is only 9 days away

Ziggy · 12-19-2008, 04:01 PM

6 now. =D And still quite a bit of stress for me! Though it's greatly lessened now school is over.

angvav · 12-25-2008, 07:26 PM

Mery xmas everyone and a happy new year

I do hope all your wishes come true

12-05-2008, 02:38 PM	#1
sparkyclarkie Control Room Technician Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Swindon UK Posts: 129	Just wanted to share this This last month has been hard work - single mum of two ex being a pain in the neck working two jobs Just to name but a few things getting to me However this morning having been woken up at 4.45am by my 2 year old and then not being able to get back to sleep. I was feeling more grumpy than normal. With a mad rush to get the kids washed, feed and dressed all before 8.00 to get out of the door for school. We manage to get in the car for 8.10 and zooming off to school but then oh s**t ive left the mince pies for the school fate on the worktop at home. Just another thing to add to my failer list! So we rush into school with all the good mothers that brought their cakes! Off i go to drop the youngest off at the childminders so i can go to my second job. Driving to work im so stressed by this point my heads pounding. I go into work which is a house clean that i do once a week and have done it for about 4 years. On the table was a note and written on this note was a message from their 12 year old daughter saying ' i made this for you to say thankyou for all your hard work over the years you do a great job' And next to the note was a candle holder and shed painted a snowman and put happy xmas on it. At that moment in time all my stress went away and it was so nice to be appreciated. And i have to say that small but very significant gesture has made a big impact on how i think about things. No more stress for me, lifes to short! __________________

12-05-2008, 03:29 PM	#2
Snish Observer's Aid Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Cocono's in the Poconos Posts: 642	That is so sweet. Don't sweat the small stuff. Good luck. __________________

12-05-2008, 07:41 PM	#3
ohboy Junior Leaper Join Date: May 2008 Location: Northern California Posts: 1,383	Wow. You must have been touched by that simple act of kindness. I read a report in the newspaper today that happiness can manifest itself onto other. If one person's happy, and shows it, that will make others happy as well. This is proof of that. __________________ "Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by doing some have unwittingly entertained angels." Dr. Wily is a registered trademark of Capcom, and I don't own the rights to it in anyway, nor do I profit from the avatar.

12-05-2008, 07:49 PM	#4
jassian Project Observer Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 925	This is a really good reminder that we're all often way too hard on ourselves. I'm glad you see the note and the present helped you snap out of it. I for one am extremely impressed by you handling your workload in the first place! thumbs up __________________

12-06-2008, 12:56 AM	#5
angvav Temporary Account Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Melbourne, Vic, Australia Posts: 1,211	The nicest things people can do are the smaller things in life! And when you least expect it to happen! __________________

12-07-2008, 04:31 PM	#6
Errowyn Observer's Aid Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: California Posts: 526	The simple gifts and the gifts from the heart are often the best. __________________ I was a sailor. I was born upon the tide and with the sea I did abide. I sailed a schooner round the Horn to Mexico I went aloft and furled the mainsail in a blow. And when the yards broke off they said that I got killed. But I am living still. --The Highway Man

12-11-2008, 04:32 PM	#7
Ziggy Control Room Technician Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: England Posts: 156	Oh, that's adorable! I can't say more than what's already been said, except that I am so glad you posted this. I think it's amazing. I'm under a lot of stress myself at the moment, so I can relate! __________________ "With a million gigabyte capacity I'm quite capable of rubbing my tummy, patting my head and doing a trillion floating point operations at once."

12-16-2008, 06:30 PM	#8
sparkyclarkie Control Room Technician Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Swindon UK Posts: 129	Hey thanks you lot. Im still stress free. (even though my ex is being more of a pain than normal) And the best thing, because im less stressed my two girls are behaving themselves too. So good all round. Oh and christmas is only 9 days away __________________

12-19-2008, 04:01 PM	#9
Ziggy Control Room Technician Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: England Posts: 156	6 now. =D And still quite a bit of stress for me! Though it's greatly lessened now school is over. __________________ "With a million gigabyte capacity I'm quite capable of rubbing my tummy, patting my head and doing a trillion floating point operations at once."

12-25-2008, 07:26 PM	#10
angvav Temporary Account Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Melbourne, Vic, Australia Posts: 1,211	Mery xmas everyone and a happy new year I do hope all your wishes come true __________________

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