Let's Get Real

            

I love blogging and social media and stuff but honestly sometimes I'll get looking at all these uber cute blogs of these women with perfectly cute apartments and cute babies and cute clothes and I start feeling a little err... behind I guess. Like how can I possibly keep up with the Jones' ya know. 

Truth be told I have an outdated, kind of ugly, plaid couch. My walls are not covered in expensive décor, and basically I have the same selection in my closet I had when I was in high school. We don't have any babies, or really have even thought seriously about having one any time soon. We work all day long and spend the little we do make trying to get through school.  I sometimes wonder how I can even possibly compete? 

This isn't meant to be a 'woe is me' post however, so bear with me. 

I was feeling particularly inadequate earlier today and while I was riding my self pity train I happened to remember some inspirational words I had pinned the other day. 

"Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for."

Cool huh? I mean how true is that really?! I feel like the freakin' mouse that was given a cookie and now wants milk. 

I feel that particularly in this day and age we are surrounded by so many opportunities to compare ourselves to others. Why are we doing this peeps?? Can we not be satisfied enough with how we are doing in our current stage in life? Because after all, we once only wished for the things that we currently have. 

So I may have a pretty ugly-az couch, and maybe I'm still wearing the Old Navy 2010 collection, but at least I've got a decent job with benefits and an A+++ husband who works really hard and wonderfully supportive family and friends. 

Life isn't picture perfect my friends, but that doesn't mean it isn't good.