NoJoMo 1

I’m going to attempt NoJoMo again.  Think it will stick this year?

Today’s writing prompt asks what has been the greatest accomplishment in my life thus far.  I could say it’s my kids, but that just feels like a cop-out; they are indeed awesome, but I’m not inclined to think of them as accomplishments.  I honestly don’t know what I would call my biggest accomplishment.  My marriage is definitely the biggest source of satisfaction in my life – we are more often than not kind to each other, and enjoy spending time together, and yet DH is happy to watch the kids and allow me tremendous amounts of "me" time, which are essential to maintaining my sanity as a SAHM, and especially a mom who homeschools.  But I don’t know that I’d call my marriage an accomplishment either – I honestly just feel really lucky in that regard, I know so many people who struggle so much with their spouses and I have it so easy.  It’s true that any solid relationship requires commitment and sometimes that can feel like work, but I’m just blessed with a partner who understands me and wants me to be happy (as I do him).  

So that still leaves unanswered the question of my biggest accomplishment.  I don’t really know what that would be.  Embracing who I am is probably the key to where I am now in my life; I’ve finally accepted that I don’t have to fit into any one mold, and that letting go of people who don’t accept me for who I am might be painful but ti’s healthier in the long run.  That is more important to me than owning a home, or having graduate degrees, or anything else I’ve done that people might typically think of as an accomplishment.

I had one glass of wine earlier at dinner with some girlfriends, and I feel like it’s making my writing ramble.  Oh well.