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Old 09-03-2012, 03:07 PM   #9
ValiantJoy07
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Default Re: How do you savor the time?

How do I savor the time...pictures...blogging - I mean it is my way of looking at now with the future in mind (does that make sense?)...writing down sweet moments ..saving my fb status updates to put in a book eventually.



I love you rituals - little intentional moments where we are making eye contact and giggling together.
Hugging them at least once daily (I mean really relaxing into eachother and sniffing their heads )

Saving gcm/fb time for only when I am nursing dd3 down for naps or dh is home and I need a break.



Walks outside where we go slowly and talk and "take forever".

Slowing down- that is my biggest thing I am working on now. I tend to be very focused in getting stuff DONE. I have been working on just letting it be a process.

Watching them sleep...taking pictures of then asleep...it is the sweetest sight on earth

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ETA I am not big on holiday traditions I mean we *have* traditions but I tend to feel super stressed out at the holidays (all the partying/people/hanging out ew! )

And I remember my Mom always being so frazzled at the holidays (that wasn't all but she did *so* much and w my dads wok schedule I jink her expectations for herself were too high)...I just don't care if we use the super pretty table cloths, baked 5 variations of cookies, and that everything is perfect. I want to be relaxed and enjoy. So we are trying to adopt simple, pleasant, kid-driven traditions. This year (as part of "school" we will be doing one special thing a day for advent. (We did a lot last year to get ready but not 25 days)...also putting dy (estj) in charge of some traditions (like baking. Cookies w the girls and holiday bread on Xmas morning) that turned brambly sorry

I have also been trying to do as many little 5-10min intentional things each girl loves...RJ loves to color...aj looves to he read to...pj loves to he talked to and walked around...you do a few circuits of that a day and it deepens our days.
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Married since '05 to Ryan software and web applications developer.
Homeschooling Mama to my 5 Joys...
dd1 RJ (12/07), dd2 AJ (08/09), dd3 PJ (01/12), ds1 Ziggy (09/15), ds2 Sunny (05/18)
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