Do you find yourself saying "no" alot to your your young children? I feel like I do, but sometimes their requests just come at a really bad time. Like last night when I got home from Pilates and was about to hit the floor, the boys wanted to me to read a really, really, really long book. Why didn't they request THAT book earlier in the day or even in the last month?
Oh I know, I was supposed to make that bubble solution for the super duper big bubbles, but I never even got around to it yet because I wanted to go to the "big park" for that. And today was definitely too windy & chilly to fly a kite (plus I always need dad for this activity). I did get around to playing "whirly twirly" (as my youngest son calls it) in the middle of the living room today. Really all you do is spin around with your arms outstretched. No, it's not quite the workout you get with Pilates, but it definitely is more fun and a simple thing after all!
While surfing the net today, I found a really great idea from some inspiring mamas, it's called Mama Manifesto: The "Yes" Jar. It is a place to store all those great ideas that just do not fit that moment so well. You'll have to check it out and maybe you'll find yourself saying "yes" more often to those quirky requests and maybe even more than once a month. At least that's my plan
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