This morning was the first morning it hasn't been raining when I have taken the kids to their new daycare centre around the corner. It is roughly 400 steps from our door and the fact there wasn't rain made it so exciting to get shoes on, get bags packed and get out the door.
We grabbed our apples to munch on the way, grabbed each others hands and revelled in a lovely leisurely walk in the sunshine to school. It's been so dry here that all the rain has brought a big change to the scenery. We stopped to admire new flowers and buds (the fairies were all hiding unfortunately) and sang "We're going on a bear hunt" all the way, swishing loudly through short but very green grass and occasionally hopping like frogs. Such simple pleasures and such a nice start to the day.
The other day, I realised just what it was that has shifted in terms of me enjoying being at home with the kids lately too. It is to do with getting out of the house and into a car. I hate it! It is such a struggle to coordinate and actually get them out the door and into their car seats without telling them the same thing over and over like a record player. Since we haven't had a car, we just don't deal with that anymore! It's been such a huge relief and i had no idea just how much i hated getting the kids into and out of the car. I know where it comes from too - it's that whole notion of when you're in a rush, everyone else seems to be going soooooo slowly!
So when we do get a car again, whenever that may be, I am going to really focus on shifting that attitude towards getting out in a hurry and see what happens. It would be so nice to be relaxed to go out, the same way we were this morning before our walk. Awareness is the first step to being free of something so hopefully I'm on my way.
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Oh I hear you on the car thing!! Where we live there isn't really the option of not taking the car... although if it weren't so revolting and blowing a gale here this morning we were going to walk to daycare too.
I am always rushing to get them into the car. And they want to pop the back and climb in that way (and it's a tall car, a Territory, and god help me if I try to give Emma a boost!!! Miss Independence herself LOL). And then they argue over who sits in which seat. And then, and then, and then... and by the time we get out of the driveway I feel like I've run a marathon!
So you've inspired me LOL. Never occured to me to change the situation and set ourselves up to succeed rather than fail iykwim?
So tomorrow I will start getting them sorted five minutes earlier, and stress less about it :D
*hugs hugs*
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