Deep thoughts of a sweeping woman

By sweeping I, of course, mean pushing a broom around the room in a lame attempt to make my house appear cleaner, thereby keeping some morsel of my sanity. When I sweep I can think in peace. No one bothers me while I am sweeping, because God help the person that gets in the way of me cleaning crumbs and dirt off of the floor.

This morning while I swept I had a simple thought. I thought, "I wish that when I swept the floor the floor would then stay clean for more than 2.2 seconds". That one thought lead to another thought. Actually, more of a realization than just a thought. I realized that I have become a simple person. I am no longer the person that wants for expensive jewelry, a new Saab, fancy china, or a closet full of expensive clothes. These days I am overjoyed by the Fruit Loop necklace that Gwen made me in school last week. I still get giddy by the door on my mini-van that opens with the push of a button on my key chain, although I would kiss the person who could figure out where the sour milk smell is coming from inside my van that makes me gag so much that I have to choke back puke every time I get in it. And the fancy china? No, these days my Target plates will do perfectly, especially the ones that aren't chipped and cracked from being thrown on the floor by a baby who doesn't understand the concept of "breakable".

I simply want to be happy and I want my family to be happy. I want a happy, drama free life. I also want my feet to not stick to the floor when I walk into the kitchen, but I realize that is probably asking for too much. I want to get through a day in the same shirt that I put on in the morning and not have it covered in Coen snot mixed with ketchup from his lunch. I'd love to be able to have a date with my husband more than twice a year and to have a libido that would make me want to have sex with him more than once a month. (I am pretty sure that he would like that too.)

At 31 years of age I know what brings true happiness and trust me, it isn't $40,000 cars and ridiculously large houses filled with top of the line appliances. Happiness is so much more simple than we think. I feel blessed to have realized this while my kids are young enough that I will be able to teach them that lesson before I have to send them out into the real world where they will be seeking their own chance at happiness.