Balance

In between all the garbage that life is throwing at me right now, with work trauma and time pressure and tragedy and other things, I need to remember that I actually have a darn good life.

I have a house that I love more every day. I have a husband whom I adore, who loves me and treats me like an angel. I have cats that curl up on my lap and purr, and I have a career that I love, even if sometimes the individual details are less than perfect.

Most of all, I have some of the best friends in the world. Friends who will hug me for as long as I need, who come out of the woodwork to take care of the cats at the last minute, who will pull out silly hats and shiny things to distract me from bad news or give me trinkets to brighten my day.

I am really, truly lucky....