Love Dare -- Day One

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As ya'll know, I'm participating in The Love Dare for the next 40 days. Today's dare is, "The first part of this dare is fairly simple. Although love is communicated in a number of ways, our words often reflect the condition of our heart. For the next day, resolve to demonstrate patience and to say nothing negative to your spouse at all. If the temptation arises choose not to say anything. It's better to hold your tongue than to say something you'll regret."

This really got me thinking about how many excuses I make each day to be negative. Sometimes I say things, sometimes I don't. But either way, by the end of my day, I'm usually bitter about something. This happens to a lot of women. We're perfectly fine, but then we break a dish, a nail, or lose a sock and the world suddenly falls apart. One time, we were kicked out of our apartment and I was perfectly fine to handle things, but then I couldn't find my gum and I completely lost my mind! LOL! So I wrote a poem in tribute to this first dare, and to all the funny little negative things that get women in a bad mood.

Patient and Positive
© Untypically Jia (02/25/2009)

Love Dare, Day One
Can't say mean things to honey bun
It says be positive today
In all I do, in all I say

Keep the grudges burried low
Better yet, just let them go
Smile and praise my husband even
When I feel I've nothing left to believe in

So when he snores while I'm still sleeping
I must pray to keep from weeping
And if he snoozes his alarm
I will gently wake him, and do no harm

I'll make the breakfast for my brood
And be gracious if I get food
Kiss my hubby at the door
Try not to act like a wild boar

Usher the kids off to school
Feed the baby, clean the drool
Walk the dogs and make the beds
Find some time to clear out my head

Vacuum the carpet, mop the floors
Fold the laundry, put it in drawers
Hang the clothes up, wipe the wall
Exchange some things down at the mall

Get grocery shopping done by one
Where'd I put that old hand gun?
And now the car's run out of gas
I need a vacation stat, first class!

Speeding home, too much to do
Got a ticket, money, adieu
Pay the bills, collect the trash
Forgot the mail, back in a dash


Wash the car, mow the lawn
You'd think by now the angers gone
But it's still there, I'm still bitter
And I can't find a baby sitter

Kids get home, still work to do
Homework, soccer, ballet too!
Church assignments, phone's a ringing
In the air, the toys are flinging

Fix up dinner, wash my face
Find my apron trimmed with lace
Where's that book? I need a reminder
To make sure I am much more kinder

Hubby's home, food is ready
This Love Dare thing still feels unsteady
Kids to bed, time to rest
At least for hubby, he thinks he's stressed?!

Hubby smiles and turns to me
Here it comes now, the third degree
"What did you do today?" Oh snap!
Be positive I think, don't lose your crap

"A little of this and a little of that,"
By now I know this patience down flat!
Now off to the kitchen to aide my sweet tooth
Love Dare, tomorrow, I think I'll pick truth.
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