Day #371 - Do what you say you will

Today I actually left the office when I said I would. I don't think it made much of a difference when I got home on time except I didn't have an argument w/my spouse, but it did feel good to get home in time to make a new dinner we have planned to make for a while.

Travis loves the Zupa soup at Olive Garden and my friend from work found a recipe to mimic that soup. At the restaurant it doesn't seem so fattening, but it sure has some high fat ingredients including sausage, bacon bits and cream. I decided to follow the recipe exactly the first time and the next time we make it I will do it in a lower fat way to see if it really makes that big of a difference to the taste. The soup was very good (how could it not be) and I was happy to try the home version of one of Trav's favorite foods.

I do try to do what I say I will most of the time. I think sometimes I allow my obligations to people other than my spouse take 1st place. As I have thought about this recently I realized that I take it for granted that Travis, the person that knows me better than any other person in this world, will just understand and accept that I do my best. I know this is not a fair way to think and the expectation that my spouse should just accept 2nd priority is certainly not correct. The truth is that I also know Travis better than any other person in this world and I KNOW better than to set those kinds of expectations on him.

I guess the key to being true to my word is not making promises I cannot keep. This brings with it an additional set of challenges and creates a new set of disappointments, but we can't be perfect and I have faith that someday I will figure out the correct balance between promises, expectations and priorities.

I Am Grateful,
HB

Diva Quote: "The best way to keep one's word is not to give it."  ~Napoleon Bonaparte