L1 & L4 in a self-defense demo at “Karate Christmas”
As predicted, all of the fun activities of the season have been keeping us busy.
L3 singing in the “Share the Season” choir at his school.
All of my intentions to slow down because of the cute & fun may be well and good, but they are nothing compared to the intense slowing that happens when the snow finally falls in earnest here. And keeps falling! The shoveling, while getting my body going in the cold, slows the chatter in my mind. Back and forth, scoop, lift, toss–a rhythm is built and away I go. I am not always all cheery about the task, but I am thankful that my body is sound enough to be able to do it, especially in the wake of bad health news for several friends’ family members recently. There’s also happiness in good tunes to enjoy while doing it. A girl and dog thrilled beyond measure by all of the snow help make it all less odious, too. 🙂
What helps you slow down during the bustle of the winter holiday season?
this year… my pregnancy. I’ve been in (false) contractions for over a week now, and since I’m only nearing 35 weeks my doctor has told me to slow down. and get help. It’s not slowing my mind much at the thought of what’s left to do as well as the thought that my body is ‘failing’ me — though physically it’s making me slow down… and slowly but surely I think it will also slow my mind… we’ll see.
and yes, the shovelling has started here too, and that normally includes a slower time for me as my husband & children bundle up and head outside while I have a few rare moments of quiet….
Annie, I can only imagine how hard this must be with two such active babes already about. May you find plenty of creative projects to keep your mind calm along with your body in these last weeks.
It is such a full time for celebrations and fun! Hope every moment is great.
Thank you, Heather! I hope you, too, are enjoying every moment of this time with your family in the last weeks of your family of just 4.
I *love, love, love* the photo of L1 & L4! And I also like that L3 actually looks like he knows what he’s doing and is enjoying it…unlike some others in that choir. 🙂
I love that shot, too. Both of their expressions melt me, especially since she is most definitely not a daddy’s girl most of the time. It’s an emerging and beautiful relationship they are finding together.
Lindsey, Hi! Thanks for stopping by. I’ve been just lurking around here for a while. For a time I was trying to be very intentional about blog reading, leaving comments on everything I read. I love this blog community and the friends I’ve made. But writing and keeping up with all those comments takes so much time — which I’ve realized I need to spend in other areas of my (real) life right now. So one thing that’s helping me to slow down this holiday season is turning off the computer! Some days I just try to avoid it completely.
The snow has been helping us slow down, too. We had a big blizzard over the weekend, and it was so nice to have all of us stuck inside all day!
Not much helps me slow down although interestingly enough, it’s not the holidays that make me frantic at this time of year. As much as I feel the new year is a fresh start, the end of the year makes me try to meet unrealistic goals to get projects off the table…and of course I never meet them.
My saving grace is a trip to WV each year to be with family. Outside of travel days, we take 5 full days off and I refuse to bring work with me. That’s how I slow down and regroup each year. 😉