The Day I Stopped Worrying

Today is the day that I shall stop worrying about everything. My worrying is driving me insane. From now on I shall stop worrying about my bills, about my finances, about my car needing its m-o-t. I will stop worrying about losing some weight, about dying my roots, about that extra wrinkle. I will stop worrying about whether my husband is having an affair, wondering why my Mother-in-Law hates me, why my dog ignores my every command. I will stop worrying about the kitchen needing painting, the towels needing ironing, the grass needing cutting. Every worry stops now.

I take a deep breath. Worrying controls me no more. Right now I am free. With my new state of mind I can conquer the world. I am a housewife, a bored one at that. My husband doesn't want me to work. So I have so much time on my hands, which causes my worrying state of mind. But today I have taken control, today is the first day of the rest of my life. My husband thinks that I am not capable of change or becoming a strong independent woman. I will show him and my ghastly Mother-in-Law too.

I have spent too much time stuck in this house, cooking, cleaning, washing and ironing. It's not as though my husband and I are wealthy, far from it. Whether my husband likes it or not. Today I will find a job. I will sort my whole life out. It is 11:00am, my husband will be back home from work around 5:00pm. I have six hours to sort my whole life out. Quite a challenge I know, but I feel so determined that I will make it happen.

Right, jobs? What can I do? Oh no, worry is filling my body. Deep breaths, the worrying soon disappears. You see, worrying is just a state of mind and nothing will control my mind apart from happy, positive thoughts from now on. I feel in control already. I am well on my way to being strong. First though, I need a cup of tea!

I look at job sites online, I see nothing which suits me, the hours are too long or the distance is too far to travel, or I don't have the qualifications or the experience needed. I can only work Monday to Friday, between 9am to 5am, definitely no weekends, my husband won't like me working anyway, so I should at least only work when he is working too.

I better get the ironing done, the bed sheets washed, the house polished and hoovered. I need to start making the chicken pie for dinner. Really the house needs cleaning from top to bottom. I may as well crack on with it all.

It's 4:45pm I fear that I have failed my challenge. Maybe working is not for me. I don't want some horrid boss either. Oh what shall I do? I feel myself slipping back into my usual worrying state of mind. Well what am I good at? Where do my talents lie? I am not going to give up! No, no, no! Think brain, think!

I have it! Cleaning! I am the world's expert at it! I will be my own boss, I will work week days only. I will set my own schedule, my own terms and conditions. It's 4:58pm. Quickly I write an ad for the local newspaper. Cleaner available, can start immediately, email me for further information.

Challenge achieved! The new me begins now! My future of happiness begins on this day, the day I stopped worrying.