Cake works well for that 
Well...things have been kinda off & on, or maybe touch & go with my dh. I'm not happy, trying to figure out the exact reason why. (I know one thing is my weight, and I've been trying, but have only managed to gain) So....
I heard a saying one time about happiness isn't having everything you want ( or something like that ); happiness is being happy with what you do have.....................has anyone else heard this? Or know what I' m talking about?
The everyday woes get me down...I'm a stay at home mom, whos overweight and I'm having to take care of a puppy that dh just has to have b/c she's part of the family. He leaves for work mon. mornings & isn't back home until thurs. evenings....I'm just trying to find some "things" in life I guess.
When people have to do something they don't want to do, how do theyfind the happiness in it, etc.?
let me tell ya mmdd...sounds like you just went in my mind and typed it out LOL I'm completely happy with my DH ..but the whole weight issue and just plain feeling down lately...I hear ya. I joined a gym a while bac....year and a half ago I guess...and lost like 60 pounds in a year, just through diet and exercise and was feeling absolutely wonderfull.....then for no reason one day I was getting my son around for school and I felt dizzy I sat in a chair and next thing I know I open my eyes and my kids are standing over me crying asking me if I'm ok.......through talking with my 5 yr. old at the time...my doctor came to the conclusion I had a seizure!!! For no reason!!! They did all kinds of test, never figured out why....anyhow..I stopped going to the gym...that was like 6 months ago...and I've gained all the weight back, probably even more now.....and I feel terrible. I really need to just get back into it...it was amazing how much energy I had, even before the weight started coming off..and just to be around other adults...even if I didn't talk to them...just to be in their presence and working out was such a release of tension for me. Maybe this is something you could try??? It would get you out of the house, away from the DH and the kids for a little bit!! Could start making you feel proactive in controlling your weight...if this is not an option...maybe even taking the kids to a park with some trails or something...just walking around in some sunlight really helps believe it or not!! Different surroundings, who knows maybe you'll bump into another parent?? Make a new friend?? Good Luck, hope you start feeling better.
I understand, my best suggestion is find something do to that you enjoy and gives you a feeling of being someone or being needed. It can be hard when you need to stay home but I love to bake and I love to sew. So I do cakes for people but the most rewarding comes from my granddaughters dance team they have me doing costumes for them and they really appreciate the work I do. So find something you enjoy and things will seem brighter.
Hope this helps
Well my Dear it can be really hard but it sounds like a change is needed...I'd say get rid of the dog but that will just open up more fights with DH and not solve the issue.The weight thing I totally understand because I have been there many times.I finally joined Weightwatchers and found a place I could go to get support from others and it was all mine..If I read correctly though you don't live in a large city so that may not be an option.You need to find something for you..like a group that meets once a week and go even if it to sit around and chat and have coffee.Get a sitter for the kids!! Try another approach..you can't change your DH but you can change you so maybe all you need is to take a long hard look at yourself and situation and start making some decisions if this is what you want from life and where you want to be in 20 years.Redecorate the house..paint..buy a few inexpensive items to change the decor...I can tell you from experience that unless you love yourself Heavy or thin the problems you are feeling aren't gonna go away if you get thin....Try looking at everything more positive and I know that is harder than people think but try....Inner happiness is very difficult to find but achievable!!! Hang in there cake friend!!!
One thing that I have found to be true in my life mmdd, is, " You are responsible for your own happiness!"
When I figured that out, it set me free to be whomever I wanted to be; a cake decorator, a construction worker, a mom, a sex goddess, (just had to throw that one in). A forman at a construction site, a dept manager at my job now.
No I am not a svelte, 110 lbs either.
I did all this after being a stay at home mom for 15 years. I was miserable, but didn't know what I could do about it.
All I know is that I wanted to be creative in whatever I did. Whether it be an artist with plaster or an artist with frosting. or paint. I just knew I wasn't happy trying to be everyone perfect susie homemaker ( I am so lousy at cleaning house, yuck).
My first hubby (yes, I left him before my sanity ran out) freaked out totally when I started loosing weight. Like that wasn't a total turnoff. Try to improve yourself and sheesh, he get's all on the defensive. I was on the verge of doing myself in because I wasn't perfect (in my eyes that is).
But alas, I am still here and the happier for it though, I don't know when, exactly, I had my epiphany...but I did and here I am, a confident woman who just happens to be pleasantly plump.
O yes, and very happy.
I hope things turn out ok for ya hun. Just wanted you to know that, I too, have gone through the "perfect woman" meat-grinder and came out the other end imperfect and happy.
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