My last two posts ended in questions. Questions always get me thinking. Today my question to myself was “Are you a crazy wife?” It started off early this morning, really early. We were up before the sun, for last minute details for Pat’s lunch. I asked, “Did you get your fruits and veggies?” A not so concerned and groggy guy mumbled, “yes baby”. He has forgotten once before, so I thought I would just double check. Anyways, off to work Patrick went.
So there I was at work nonchalantly sharing the story about making sure Pat has fruits and veggies for lunch. I got a “you are crazy” look. At lunch I was driving and the question popped into my head “Are you a crazy wife?”. I quickly answered that question with the “No, I’m not”. I don’t believe this is the way the people at work meant it, but it made me think. Well now that I know I’m not crazy on to the next questions: why am I concerned about fruits and veggies? That’s easy…because I love him and I want him to be healthy. I’m not the crazy wife that is doing it to try to torture him with veggies. It’s for his good. Well Patrick, I promise to never force feed you with healthy food, but I might give you a friendly reminder every once and a while. Coming from a family with heart problem history, I want to make sure we can do everything possible to prevent those problems. For now, I like to have fruits and veggies in his lunch on most days. I want to see him stick around for a while, because have I mentioned that I kind of like him?! For Patrick, I want to see many year of him being healthy and full of energy…that’s my favorite way to see him!
This is just one small habit that I have. It made me think about all the other habits I have. Why did I start those habits? Are those habits created out of love? If not, are they necessary? Oh how one simple "you are crazy" look can trigger so many other thoughts. Good thoughts though. There's always room for improvement.
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