Friday, March 27, 2009

Living Simply - f is for flexibility

You may have been following the Living Simply daily encouragments linked to The Simple Wife's blog. These are free downloads that I am really enjoying. I was really glad to see a little flexibility built in. I am working on lately 'what works for us.' Just about the time some pattern begins to form, day light savings happens, or someone stops taking naps, or some stage ends right before your eyes. But with that stages ending comes a beginning. Not to go all 'polly-anna' on you, but, I'm having to look at the half-full side of things, or I'll go banannas. I entered into parenthood with that positive outlook, and I'm determined to come out with the same perspective.
When quick sand fills your living room, you have to see the ups and appreciate them for what they are. Here's one for the books, Henry can fill his own squirt gun. Unfortunately, I found him at the toilet's edge....? I'm hoping he was pondering it's real use, but that would be a little unrealistic. It's those little positives I'm grasping at...
Don't forget to click on the icon at the top, and visit the Living Simply free down-loads. She's working on a degree at seminary right now, so I've been scrolling back through some of the stuff I missed out when I first found her site.

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