It is Monday and I had all intentions of getting Audrey off to school and then taking Ayden to the forest as he loves to do on Mondays. However, today he asked to stay home. Now initially I got a little annoyed because I wanted to go be social and get out of the house, but sometimes kids just know what they need. Our morning has been slow so far, with some speech practice and an extra cup of coffee for me, but it has been calm. Currently Ayden is curled up on the couch watching an episode of Paw Patrol. Gasp...yes I am letting him have a little bit of screen time.
I am not sure what it is about how things pan out, but I just feel like some days things just happen because they were meant to be. I get overwhelmed some days because we have to run here or there, but today we have the opportunity to stay home and that is what we will do this morning. I have a few errands to run, but I think Ayden will be okay with them as I will keep him motivated with the promise of a few board games this afternoon. Plus I promised the kids to go swimming after school, so hopefully I can dangle that carrot in front of him.
The whole purpose of writing today I think is because some days I think I know best, but through my kiddos, they sometimes guide me in the right direction. Today we will make today easier, and I can guarantee we will have a few less meltdowns than what would have been. If only I could just listen to what I really need to be doing verse the control freak Lindsay that takes over everything from just being. Like I have mentioned before I am far from perfect, but I guess taking the time to just being could probably fill my cup a little easier than running around attempting to do everything on my to do list. Kids don't always need to be entertained constantly and they need down days too. So there you go, we are taking advantage of our down day and embracing the present.
Monday, February 8, 2016
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Snow Days
Oh glorious snow days!
If you haven't been following the news, Nebraska got a blizzard, well lets be honest, we got snow. We are on our second snow day, and even though it is great having my babies home and we can stay in our jammies all day long, I think we all are craving a little routine.
Currently my children are watching television because my patience has run thin and I just need them to sit still and not make anymore messes for the next 30 minutes. Even though I should be cleaning those said messes up, I decided to write a post and finish my second cup of coffee. Its all about balance and keeping my sanity today.
Yesterday we completed our Valentine's cards and even made Audrey's Valentine box for school. So today I will have to get some reading, speech practice, and some writing out of the kids. I am sure there will be a couple rounds of Monopoly or Life to happen as well. Yet if those things don't happen I am not going to beat myself up over it because we just need to embrace the day.
I think that is where this post is going. I always feel I have to complete something to feel like I have had a productive day. Even though this keeps me going, I think it is not necessarily healthy for me because some days we have to just be. Be in the moment and if the dishes don't get done or that last item on the to do list is not completed, life is not going to end because of it. There is always tomorrow to get those things done, and if not tomorrow the following day. However this is coming from a person who feels a sense of accomplishment after checking a task off a to do list. I am a work in progress and I will attempt to get better with not stressing out over the to do list, but until then I am just going to call today a good day because that is exactly what it is...a good day to be alive and love on my babies.
If you haven't been following the news, Nebraska got a blizzard, well lets be honest, we got snow. We are on our second snow day, and even though it is great having my babies home and we can stay in our jammies all day long, I think we all are craving a little routine.
Currently my children are watching television because my patience has run thin and I just need them to sit still and not make anymore messes for the next 30 minutes. Even though I should be cleaning those said messes up, I decided to write a post and finish my second cup of coffee. Its all about balance and keeping my sanity today.
Yesterday we completed our Valentine's cards and even made Audrey's Valentine box for school. So today I will have to get some reading, speech practice, and some writing out of the kids. I am sure there will be a couple rounds of Monopoly or Life to happen as well. Yet if those things don't happen I am not going to beat myself up over it because we just need to embrace the day.
I think that is where this post is going. I always feel I have to complete something to feel like I have had a productive day. Even though this keeps me going, I think it is not necessarily healthy for me because some days we have to just be. Be in the moment and if the dishes don't get done or that last item on the to do list is not completed, life is not going to end because of it. There is always tomorrow to get those things done, and if not tomorrow the following day. However this is coming from a person who feels a sense of accomplishment after checking a task off a to do list. I am a work in progress and I will attempt to get better with not stressing out over the to do list, but until then I am just going to call today a good day because that is exactly what it is...a good day to be alive and love on my babies.
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