Yesterday? Yesterday was a frustrating day. It was the culmination of: Christmas decorations are half down/kitchen is half clean/I leave for a major tradeshow in 2 days/product launch/website launch. Stress-ful.

And all the stress got to me. Bad.

I started writing a blog post in my head and it was going to be a list of all the things that make me stabby. Like…

WalMart.
WalMart during the first weekend of the month.
Multiple days of 20 degree weather.
A dirty kitchen.
Cold coffee.
Slow Internet connections.
The inability for people to focus when shit needs to get done.
People who don’t use their blinkers.
People who don’t turn of their brights when they are coming straight toward you.
Late dinners.
Overflowing trash.
Little microscopic holes in your trash bags (aka plastic grocery bags) that make a huge, sloppy coffee ground mess in the bottom of your trash can.

You get the idea…random, trivial crap.

After the fire was roaring and dinner was done, we settled into our typical evening routine and all of the stress of the day just seemed to melt away. Then, instead of the “stabby” list I was writing on my way home, I started thinking of a different list. Things that make me not stabby. Like…

A warm fire in our wood stove.
Toddler hugs.
Taking out the trash, looking up and seeing billions of beautiful stars in the sky.
Walking back into a nice, warm house.
Hearing all sorts of giggles and laughter coming from the bathroom during bathtime.
Big, toothy two-year old grins.

Also? Monster Beards and Daddy Beards.

I mean really…how could I be grumpy after this?

It’s imposible.