Embrace Yourself Today

My lovely husband was doing what any wonderful husband would do upon his wife's arrival to their new house....he cleaned. He waited to clean the bathroom because it was the worst. It was dirty when he got there...but him being the man he is just showered in flip flops and did not clean it. He described it as disgustingly dirty on several occasions. He spoke of the ring around the tub (which he only added to), the drain that did not drain and of a horrid shower curtain covered in mold. The day before I arrived he decided to attack the bathroom. In doing so he purchased a new curtain, and HARD CORE tub cleaner (thank you AJAX). After hanging the curtain and cleaning the tub he knew he had to fix the drain or it would only get worse with my hair (I shed like a Husky in a Texas summer). This is how I knew it was bad.....Josh called me and said, "D I need to get a screwdriver...a flat head". When he said this I already was nervous because he really isn't the repairman type...

So I arrived today in my new home...it was so easy for me to complain about everything that was different..all the things I am not accustom to. I realized quickly that if I continued my ways I would be VERY unhappy for the next few months. So after the airport was not set up how I liked it (what a stupid thing to be upset about) I made the conscious decision not to complain about anything or at least try very hard not to. Instead of bringing my cultural lenses from the US to here I am deciding to wear my cultural sensitivity lenses..something that is hard for Americans to do because we have been brainwashed to believe that our ways are the best and our ideas are the best. So instead of getting upset at new things or different ways/ideas I am going to keep track of all the things I love more about Europe...let the list begin! 1. I love that cargo carts are free in the airports...i dont have to pay $3 to to put all my bags on a cart...here they are free :) 2. I love that gas stations are...