The kid in me

Wow, what a week I have had. I know it is Tuesday, but last Wednesday I started my new project. With the help of the ladies on the McKenna site, I have placed more puzzle peaces into my life puzzle.

Learning what was bothering me most emotionally and sharing it with everyone and getting support and comments to lift the fog from my cluttered brain. I can't thank them enough for informing me that I have a light and my light is shining threw it.

Moving on and smashing that brick made me feel so accomplished and so alive!

I have been keeping track of my daily steps, and tonight I will be totaling up the past 7 days steps and coming up with my average steps per day. I wanted to just move along as usual to get an accurate step count but the new feeling of me came out. It all came so naturally to start moving more and playing with the kids. I am starting to feel like a kid again.

Yesterday I just sat back and watch the kids play. They are all different ages and all have obstacles to work out, one trying to fit a square peg in a round hole. The other trying to figure out how that hula hoop is supposed the go around you, and not you moving within the hula hoop.

Things come so natural to kids, when they are hungry it come on slow. Like mummy I'm hungry and if I don't get to it soon, it turns it creaming and tantrums because their hunger is being ignored and uncomfortable. They want to go out and run around and can't get out. Lets run around and jump on the couch. Having the tv on or shoving food down doesn't accomplish taking care of those feelings. They play and learn at the same time. I am so blessed to be able to watch my children grow and learn from them.

I used to turn the tv on and let them play and wonder why wont just leave me alone I'm trying to get the dishes done or the laundry ect.

I have completely turned my life around for the better of me and my family. I came to realize that I can't get things done because they do come first. The dishes can wait a while longer, just go they want your positive attention for a little while. It may not look like it but they like it when rules are set and you stick to them. They are always testing to see what they can and can't get away with. Testing is a fun thing for them.

Telling my son to stop licking his hand and whipping on the baby's head, he gives me this look with a little smirk, like what are your gonna do about it? He licks his hand and has it hovering over her head getting closer and closer as I count to 5 and start getting up to go get him for a time out. I reach 4 and walking towards him, he quickly wipes his hand on his pants instead, ya that's what I thought.

Getting up and moving and playing with the kid. Exercising with them is much more enjoyable than not having them around. Watching them trying to lift the the 10 lbs weight up with all there might and such.

I figured you can't beat them than join them.

So find the kid in you and get up and move. Start out a little at a time. Try something new for 5 min, when you master it or feel confident add a little more to it.

The kid in me has spoken, thanks for listening.

Be Well Jamie