OK, so today I am choosing to be a bit less stressed and a bit more action orientated. As I type this, Sophie is calling out to me incessantly declaring that she's just done a poo (like it's breaking news), Elliott is ripping tampons out of the box and out of the packets (his fine motor skills astonish me some days) and Toby, the dog, is ripping a toilet roll to shreds much to Sophie's amusement. Yesterday's Kate would have blown her stack, but today, I am choosing to be chilled out and I am looking on the bright side. I wouldn't go so far as to say that I am on top of the world, but I don't feel like my blood pressure is through the roof and that I am going to keel over from a heart attack within the hour! Good news all round I'd say :)
Today we have another jam packed day full of scheduled activities like swimming and dancing, and then there are all the necessary errands to be run and chores to do. I would usually approach this kind of day full on and the kids would just have to amuse themselves as we trudge from one place to the next, but today I am going to do things a little differently. I am going to spend some time in between activities (and during them if I can) playing with the kids in a completely present way. Making them feel like they are the most important little things in the World...after all, they are to me :) I am hoping being more aware of how I interact with the kids during busy and stressful periods will ensure I'm not a total disconnected bitch. When I have a million things going on in my mind, I find it hard to be patient, kind and pleasant but today, and hopefully many days following, I am going to make the conscious choice to be present and happy with them...I have even erased my "To Do" list on the pantry and put up the words "Be present and enjoy every moment".
You know what's really silly is that it seems so simple to be present, yet we forget to do it nearly all the time. I wish it was as automatic to us as breathing but because it isn't, I will just keep reminding myself to be present and enjoy every moment. I hope you can do the same to get the most out of this gift of 24hrs we've all been given xox
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