Checking Out

This is from a few weeks ago but I wanted to post it because it was such a valuable thing for me to pay attention to...

Every once in a while it's good to check out.  Ignore the texts and emails.  Ignore the work due and deadlines approaching.  Ignore the dust bunnies scrambling around the house and just check out.  I was recently reminded of this.


Last week, due to a combination of a light schedule and a touch of stomach bug, my daughter and I had a day at home.  It. was. awesome.  We have a pretty full schedule around here regularly: school, dance classes, play dates, camp, swim lessons, art classes... oh, and let's not forget running my own business and other work.  Oy.  I'm getting a headache just reading that list.  Like it or rue it, it's our life for now.


But getting back to that awesome day last week.  I woke up, wasn't feeling great and had a bit of a slow start to the morning.  Mid-morning, my daughter suggested we do a little scrap booking, something I had been wanting to do recently but never got around to squeezing it in.  One hour led to another.  We had an incredible time- being creative together, listening to music, talking.  So great!


After, we had a little lunch, watched some junk T.V., and did some other not-too-urgent things.  It was totally rejuvenating.  All I could think was, "why don't I do this more often?"  Really, why?