Complaints and the Other Side...

Complaints:

1. Builders have now been here since 10 November and we have been living, eating, etc in one room
2. Paint fumes are giving me migraines and disturbing my sleep
3. I can’t seem to get enthusiasm for cleaning
4. My nest is beginning to be less and less liveable
5. I do not have enough paid work
6. Money is certainly tighter
7. I seem to always be irritable and crabby
8. My weight has stabilised much too soon
9. So many of my clothes are now black that I can never find anything in the mornings
10. It’s cold outside
11. Every single thing in my house is covered in plaster dust
12. The days are short and dim
13. I am fighting the urge to pull the blankets over my head till Spring arrives
14. I don’t want to cook in my chaotic kitchen
15. I can’t use the toilets at home and relax since the painters took the door knobs off – this is a problem for sure
16. I am tired of using the toilets in Starbucks – tough to read the “Sunday papers in there
17. I want to binge on carbs
18. My library books are very overdue
19. I am not enlightened or anywhere near it
20. I cannot easily be kind to myself
21. I am always sleepy since I cough and sneeze all night
22. My brother thinks I sound depressed 
23. I probably am

The other side:

1. The builders are doing a really good job and the house will look great when they finish
2. My house is warm and comfy
3. When I wake in the middle of the night there is some great TV on
4. I have lots of time to meet friends and go out
5. I have all the shoes and clothes anyone could want
6. I have lost 20+ pounds and look good
7. My children are fantastic
8. My husband loves me
9. I love my husband
10. I am knowledgeable and respected in my field of work
11. It no longer matters if my library books are overdue since I am old and no longer pay fines
12. I get free travel on trains, buses and tubes
13. I get discounts on theatre tickets
14. I have many wonderful friends
15. I have had some brilliant teachers
16. I am creative and talented
17. I am a really good cook
18. I love snuggling up with a good book/film/TV show on these short winter days
19. I don’t actually care whether or not I am enlightened
20. I have a lot of wisdom
21. The shortest day of the year is only one week from now
22. I look really good for my age
    
23. I am healthy
24. I am very loved
25. I have a good life