1. October is not busy at all so it is going well. I feel like our family has finally fallen into a good routine.
Weekdays: kids-school, T and I- work. Then aftercare for both kids. Pick up, play, dinner, clean up, baths, teeth, books. Next day: rinse and repeat.
Weekends: one hour of gymnastics for both kids, then- wide open. Usually a visit to the library, a hike or two, a movie with popcorn.
2. For the past week and a half I have been feeling the need to retreat, to crawl into my den and stay there with my book. Does that make me a bear? 🧸
I do have a tendency to go into “reflection mode” once cold season starts but this year it seems to have arrived earlier than usual. It also is manifesting with my digital activity: less check-ins with friends on WhatsApp, less writing to our local parenting group, and no coffee dates with friends.
3. Inputs. After listening to Sarah’s podcast episode on inputs, I reflected on mine. External inputs for me are: my kids, any auditory input (music, cat meowing, fox barking, audio books, any kind of noise, dump truck). Visual: email, WhatsApp, texts, google searches, blogs, books, movies. Internal inputs: thoughts and worries.
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