As I sit here staring at a blank screen I find my mind
wandering off. I can feel the warm sunshine on my shoulders; my toes are sunken
into the sand, and the sound of the Caribbean music playing as I watch the
waves crashing against the shore line. Mamma, mamma, mamma rings out from the
other room. I am suddenly back to the reality of a heater on my shoulders, my
toes in my sheep skin slippers and the sound of dance moms playing in the back
ground, while my daughter jumps around dancing. Back from my mini mind vacation
I realize that I have lots of school work ahead of me. And that it is still in
the middle of winter, and any hope of being at a beach still a few months away.
But I stay hopeful for the days that it does get a little bit warmer, and we
are able to go outside and play, or go to the park and feed the ducks and
geese. Those thoughts of the warm spring and summer days and fun times outside
are what get me through these cold winter months. Spring and summer are my favorite times of the
year. Being able to be outside and enjoy the warm weather during the day and at night makes it even that
much more great. I would love to be able to live somewhere where it stays warm
all year round and you don’t even have to stomp through the freezing cold snow,
slip, and sometimes fall on your butt (which seems to happen to me multiple
times a year no matter how I prepare).
Heather - They, those who know, say that mini-vacations are good things. Maybe you can do what my daughter and I do for mini-vacations. We plan them for the occasional Saturday or Sunday. Sometimes we have a pj day other times a spa day, book day, or movie marathon day. I think they are important for both of us and it teaches her that it is important to slow down sometimes. ~Ms. A.
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