Ugh. What a week. It started off with a bang, but now here we are, Saturday evening, and yet again, both girls have a rattle in their chest, Pea couples her rattle with a runny nose, and I had some weird stomach virus that I gave to my husband, who promptly gave it back to me. I find the amount of illnesses we’ve been suffering with in our household to be completely overwhelming and the fact that I’ve had more bad days than good days in the past year is depressing. I just know that there has to be something I can do to better protect my family. And so I am on a mission to find out what that might be.

So, it seems I’m not feeling all that grateful today, which to me is a sign that I need my weekly gratitude practice, courtesy of the Everyday Yogini, more than ever.

Here goes…

I am grateful that out of everything I’ve given my girls, this nasty stomach virus is not one of them.

I am grateful that my husband took care of the girls this afternoon so I could take a much-needed nap.

I am grateful that my husband has been home with us for an entire week already, and doesn’t go out of town again until the day after Christmas, when he heads to NYC for New Year’s.

I am grateful that the entire clan is coming to our home on Tuesday to celebrate Christmas.

It doesn’t seem like a lot, does it? But it’s all I can muster right now.

Please, be careful with germs because this virus I have? It’s knocking out 500 people a day in NYC alone. Does that officially make it an epidemic? Wash your hands. A lot. Do your best to stay healthy because this thing is nasty. And if you are really paranoid, do as I have done and blaze a trail through your house double-fisting Clorox Sanitizing Spray. Spray down anything that can get grimy with germs: sink faucets, toilet handles and door knobs, to name just a few.