Optimism

I try to have a "Glass Half Full" attitude towards many situations. I was not always like this, though. As a young child, my mother called me a worry wart, because I would assume the worst case scenario about nearly everything. Often times, there was a positive outcome, so the worrying was really unnecessary. Eventually, I change my attitude and realized positivity was a much better way to take on life and it's ups an downs.

That positive attitude is getting me through my husband's deployment. While it is not the optimal situation for any married couple, its even more sucky considering Brian and I have spent more married days apart than actually living together. But there is no reason to dwell on the obvious, negative situation, so I make it a point to think happy thoughts, and more importantly do happy things. If you are friends with me on Facebook, you will see that I rarely (if ever) talk about Brian's deployment, or how much I miss him, or other negative non-USMC issues. Believe me, I miss him. I've only received one negative comment about how "happy" I appear to be while Brian has been gone. So to that person, SHAME ON YOU! Everyone handles situations differently, and I am not the person to talk openly my situation to just anyone (except to close friends and family), or seek out pity party invitations. I would rather have a fun night wine tasting with my girlfriends, or going to see a cheesy chick flick, or paint the living room and kitchen, or go for a runs, or bake cookies for my husband!

Even though Brian and I are, again, long distance, here is my optimistic outlook on a not so optimistic situation.