Yesterday was Then, Today is Now

Our family had a really bad day yesterday, beginning with my own mood.  The morning went sour with Caroline calling us from her homeschool supplementary classes saying she felt sick.  This was her first day back and this was not a good start for her.  I was mad.  Was she sick?  Maybe.  Was she stressed out because she didn't finish the history homework that she told us she had finished?  Probably.  It all went downhill from there.  Really downhill.  The stress of no job, no income, having to tap our retirement fund, January bills looming,  Caroline's poor study habits,  her poor choice of friends, Mae's school struggles, the 10 loads of laundry piled up in the living room, the Christmas boxes everywhere, all of it just really got to me.  I was a mess all day until I fell into bed last night exhausted.

But today is a new day.  A new start, a fresh perspective.  Forget yesterday, just press on today.  This is what I am telling myself.  I have a headache already and it is 8:00 a.m.  Hopefully this day will be smoother.