Last night my husband and I made a pact to stress less.
This pact was put to the test by 8am this morning and involved children's knotted shoelaces, teethbrushing or lack thereof, a 'spirited debate' with husband on the merits of wiping splattered pasta sauce from the stove top (for me it's asap for him.....ah yep not so urgent), retrieval of missing toys under the couch and the constant time checking to make sure children where deposited in appropriate places with required lunches, ticked and signed notes and correct friday attire (why is it these days kids seem to need a different school uniform for every day of the week) ?
This pact was put to the test by 8am this morning and involved children's knotted shoelaces, teethbrushing or lack thereof, a 'spirited debate' with husband on the merits of wiping splattered pasta sauce from the stove top (for me it's asap for him.....ah yep not so urgent), retrieval of missing toys under the couch and the constant time checking to make sure children where deposited in appropriate places with required lunches, ticked and signed notes and correct friday attire (why is it these days kids seem to need a different school uniform for every day of the week) ?
It went downhill from there. Books where dropped and picked up and dropped again on the way to the car. The 4 year old takes the same Wiggles cd to kindy everyday and it was discovered en route to be missing. Everyone member of our little family was stressed .
PACT FAIL!!!!.....
So it was when I finally got to school with my usual calm exterior and manic interior and glanced down to notice my pants where on back the front that I decided it's time to calm down and lighten up.
We've been trying for some time to find ways to have less stress but maybe we just need to stress less!
The thing is we like hectic.
Were both quite driven and passionate when it comes to doing well. Him in his work endeavours and me as the one for now steering the family ship. We aim high and are not afraid of a challenge.
We've gotten a little weary a few times this year and dropped the ball so I think the idea of making a conscious effort to stress less is a good one.
So this weekend we will have another go at 'the pact'.
I'm going to head to a cafe (hopefully with my pants on the right way around) and hide behind a book (NW or WHO more like it). I know a book would make me far more interesting but finding out the latest on Victoria Beckham is truthfully more where I'm at.
I hope you have a wonderful weekend and make a pact with someone or yourself to stress less ..... x
PACT FAIL!!!!.....
So it was when I finally got to school with my usual calm exterior and manic interior and glanced down to notice my pants where on back the front that I decided it's time to calm down and lighten up.
We've been trying for some time to find ways to have less stress but maybe we just need to stress less!
The thing is we like hectic.
Were both quite driven and passionate when it comes to doing well. Him in his work endeavours and me as the one for now steering the family ship. We aim high and are not afraid of a challenge.
We've gotten a little weary a few times this year and dropped the ball so I think the idea of making a conscious effort to stress less is a good one.
So this weekend we will have another go at 'the pact'.
I'm going to head to a cafe (hopefully with my pants on the right way around) and hide behind a book (NW or WHO more like it). I know a book would make me far more interesting but finding out the latest on Victoria Beckham is truthfully more where I'm at.
I hope you have a wonderful weekend and make a pact with someone or yourself to stress less ..... x
