Today was labor day here, and i decided to call it my lazy day. I had the day off from work, and again got to spend it with my boys all day. Shil went to a soccer game earlier. I took Julian and Eli on a 20 min walk around the neighborhood. Eli was all curious, watching and taking everything in. I talked to both of them, Julian played chasing after the birds, and Eli got to enjoy it all. It is always great experiencing life through a child’s eye. It is a great reminder of what us adults truly take for granted. Imagine yourself as a child… All innocent, happy, curious, and everything peaceful.
You had to learn everything, from the first smile, first words, sitting up, crawling and walking. Then learning cause and effect, i know most parents dreaded this. Sitting on the table feeding the baby, and all of a sudden the cup flies off the table lands on the floor. You get up, pick it up , put it back on the table, then curious little munchkin picks it up again and lands on the floor. This time you are greeted with a giggly eyed baby…mmmmh..He just figured out the power he has on you, yeah.
So, we get so caught up in our everyday busy life that we don’t ever take time to appreciate everything we have, know, or even capable of doing. Know that phrase, smelling the roses? Yes take some time to just smell the roses.. When children learn something new, meet their milestones, we celebrate with them, acknowledge their achievements. Let’s also remind ourselves to do the same thing. There is so much stress going around this days, and kids, no matter how young can pick on it. So we just need to learn to loosen up a bit. Remind ourselves and believe that, it will be ok, whatever rough patch you have hit that shall pass eventually.
I understand at times it is easier said than done, but when you tell yourself over and over again, you will soon believe it and do something about it.
I don’t know about you but i have noticed as am getting older, i am beginning to be so forgetful. I forget the simple things that i never used to forget.lol. I carry an extra bottle of deodorant in my purse now as i have no idea why in the world i just don’t remember putting it on. I don’t forget the car keys, i have them hanging right by the door, so i call that i have outgrown it, the list can be endless. When you find the root cause for the forgetfulness it just comes down to there being a need to just take it slow, just slow down. Let it be for your own sanity.
There are days that i feel so rushed that honestly i feel like a robot. I feel like am just there, but not really there if you know what i mean. So when i say today was my lazy day, i meant it. My boys got to have mommy really there. When we played, talked, acted silly i was really there 100%. I didn’t have part of my mind thinking about all the worries of the world. I could tell that the children saw that too. I don’t think Julian missed his computer at all today and i am glad. We learned through reading and playing together. I was bursting with laughter and pride just most of the day.
I call it therapeutic indeed, you should try it. So you don’t have kids, then go for a ride , short walk, listen to some music, watch a movie, heck drink some wine or beer, whatever works just to take your mind off that stress. Put a real smile on that face, it is refreshing, and in the process you will make someone else smile as well.
Hope you had a good day today, if not don’t worry yourself too much, it will be ok!
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