tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post93399983776719154..comments2024-01-30T15:52:58.083-05:00Comments on Mothering with Mindfulness : A Week of BusyKim http://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-40307072959714856722014-07-17T22:11:43.320-04:002014-07-17T22:11:43.320-04:00I am glad you found it interesting. We have defini...I am glad you found it interesting. We have definitely been very careful in the choices we have made that allow us to live life in the slow lane. I do think this is much easier with one child, and also a child that is so young. We know it won't always be like this, we know Reece will develop interests that will eventually change our evening rhythm, but for now we are content with the way things are. <br /><br />And yes, I agree with you. Last week showed us that we are on the right path, and we are very much enjoying this slower week.Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-80593492802892141882014-07-17T08:55:11.001-04:002014-07-17T08:55:11.001-04:00This was really interesting to read, finding out j...This was really interesting to read, finding out just how deliberate your choices are to give you the lifestyle you want. I frequently feel that it would be great to slow our pace down, but I think choices already made - particularly having 4 children all with very different personalities and interests and at different stages of their lives - definitely make it hard. I think I just have to enjoy the ride and wait for a slower pace when they're all grown! And although last week was too busy for you, it's great that it confirmed that you're on the path you want to be, and I'm sure you're appreciating your evenings more than ever again this week.Wonky Patchworkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13877163026017340681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-17598887345206309672014-07-15T21:54:33.244-04:002014-07-15T21:54:33.244-04:00It is just part of who I am, it is the type A, hav...It is just part of who I am, it is the type A, have to be on top of things, control freak in me :) And if little man is up that late, he will be a very unhappy little man the next day. Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-725470831521722442014-07-15T21:52:34.766-04:002014-07-15T21:52:34.766-04:00It is much slower, back to our regular rhythm this...It is much slower, back to our regular rhythm this week and it feels so good. Weekends here are all about slow, we try not to plan too much, and soak them up as much as we can. xoKim https://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-19920151997983438592014-07-15T21:51:13.976-04:002014-07-15T21:51:13.976-04:00I have done that too Elisa, when I realize what it...I have done that too Elisa, when I realize what it means for our family and our rhythm. xoKim https://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-65225160198638408092014-07-15T21:49:43.096-04:002014-07-15T21:49:43.096-04:00It always feels so good.It always feels so good.Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-27226397384037382062014-07-15T11:59:21.868-04:002014-07-15T11:59:21.868-04:00Oh, I envy your ability to be so on it with schedu...Oh, I envy your ability to be so on it with scheduling. Now that it's Summer our kids are often up at 10 p.m. Whoopsie. <br />xoLady Cordeliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08460301461275849055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-26776301117944434962014-07-15T09:15:03.523-04:002014-07-15T09:15:03.523-04:00I'm becoming more and more the same. We have a...I'm becoming more and more the same. We have a few nights a week where we do our Tao learning with our group and the kids have a babysitter. Although it is all planned (Easy dinners, early bath time, etc.), I always feel like I'm pushing the kids passed their regular pace. I don't like rushing them. Week-ends are worse for me : They get so over planned so quickly and sometimes it feels there is just nothing we can do. <br /><br />Hopefully this week will be milder and slower for you. xoYanic A.http://familyfaithfoodfabric.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-67969417392195528482014-07-15T00:33:15.786-04:002014-07-15T00:33:15.786-04:00Oh I feel this! I signed myself up for a class thi...Oh I feel this! I signed myself up for a class this next few months and realised it would spell busy for us, and have now changed my mind. There's is time and it can be done later, when busy won't overshadow our rhythm. I'm so glad I read this today Kim xxElisa {With Grace and Eve}https://www.blogger.com/profile/11416451148055700239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-15654903866611451642014-07-14T22:59:42.283-04:002014-07-14T22:59:42.283-04:00Yes, yes. I am the same. Thankful when familiar,...Yes, yes. I am the same. Thankful when familiar, comfortable and simple routines can resume after a little (or a lot of ) hustle and bustle. alexahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01850244431516712055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-60386011601641810152014-07-14T21:55:57.285-04:002014-07-14T21:55:57.285-04:00It is something we hope to avoid in the next few y...It is something we hope to avoid in the next few years, but as little man ages, I know he will develop interests that might have us out in the evening. Hoping by that time we can find a happy medium with it all.<br /><br />So far so good, glad to hear it. It sounds like a lovely evening rhythm, and I love that you spend some time with each of them separately before lights out. xoKim https://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-69066466041180045212014-07-14T20:31:16.958-04:002014-07-14T20:31:16.958-04:00We are the same. So many of my girl's friends...We are the same. So many of my girl's friends are in sports and they are constantly on the go with practices during the week and games on the weekends. I am glad my girls are artistic and not athletic. I hate weeks that are loaded up as it does happen with school events sometimes.<br /><br />Glad things are settling back for you. My girls just returned from two weeks away and I vowed we would get an evening routine started. It's different as my girls are older, but they get their computer/television time while I cook dinner, then we eat and clean up together (I wash, Em dries, K puts away) and each night I try to spend twenty minutes or so in the bedrooms with each of them before lights out. So far so good.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12361318187755186703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-37967902521058244462014-07-14T19:49:12.595-04:002014-07-14T19:49:12.595-04:00Thanks Summer. It was the same way with Reece when...Thanks Summer. It was the same way with Reece when he was Ellie's age. We had a pretty good wake up, meal time and bedtime rhythm at that age, but the days themselves flowed along a little more based on how we were feeling each day. We have definitely moved into more of a daily, weekly and yearly rhythm as he has aged, and with homeschooling. Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-6672280598901897212014-07-14T19:46:43.195-04:002014-07-14T19:46:43.195-04:00Never a fun way to end the evening. I sometimes en...Never a fun way to end the evening. I sometimes enjoy the shift into new rhythms, a little something different without too much change. We actually end up with a little shift with each season, and it always feels right.Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-11335547603176485022014-07-14T19:45:16.633-04:002014-07-14T19:45:16.633-04:00Definite proof! Yes, we do have dinner early. I di...Definite proof! Yes, we do have dinner early. I did as a child too. We are starting the bedtime routine at 7pm :)Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-8620994986082955912014-07-14T19:44:10.435-04:002014-07-14T19:44:10.435-04:00Oh no, hope you got those important things done.Oh no, hope you got those important things done.Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-60448928651638160812014-07-14T19:43:37.303-04:002014-07-14T19:43:37.303-04:00Yes, so very true. A little reminder of how import...Yes, so very true. A little reminder of how important our rhythm is to all three of us.Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-87644496011875360712014-07-14T19:43:06.815-04:002014-07-14T19:43:06.815-04:00It is! You are right about having a rhythm and the...It is! You are right about having a rhythm and the odd night that is off rhythm is still a fairly easy night, we have found that too. <br /><br />It was a tough week for me. I just kept saying, only 4 more, 3 more, 2 more days. And then it was Friday and we were done.Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-66146663242015230082014-07-14T19:41:17.532-04:002014-07-14T19:41:17.532-04:00Rhythm is hard sometimes, and I can image with two...Rhythm is hard sometimes, and I can image with two children it is even harder. And sometimes things are not always in our control, like Finn's appointments. I have found the key for us, even during the busy times is to ensure we stick to our wake, meal and bedtime rhythm. If those are good everything else usually flows okay.Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-7488253312136547332014-07-14T19:39:26.962-04:002014-07-14T19:39:26.962-04:00Those busy weeks are good reminders, aren't th...Those busy weeks are good reminders, aren't they? It also makes me realize how well our rhythm actually works and why sticking to it is important for all three of us. Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-4740968285250602752014-07-14T19:37:41.418-04:002014-07-14T19:37:41.418-04:00I can imagine with children of different ages, pin...I can imagine with children of different ages, pinning down a rhythm must be hard, especially with teenagers. <br /><br />Not quite a fish yet, but working on it :)Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-90012363838626299042014-07-14T19:36:35.092-04:002014-07-14T19:36:35.092-04:00I know we would Tracey :) We are the same there, h...I know we would Tracey :) We are the same there, having Justin around to help makes a huge difference. Happy you have returned to calm. xoKim https://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-24178719753534422952014-07-14T19:35:50.793-04:002014-07-14T19:35:50.793-04:00Enjoy the return to your slower mornings :)Enjoy the return to your slower mornings :)Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-90797160494342263392014-07-14T19:35:25.785-04:002014-07-14T19:35:25.785-04:00It was hard, but we did it. It was so lovely to ha...It was hard, but we did it. It was so lovely to have a relaxing dinner and enjoy our family walk this evening :)Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-11151442365692591202014-07-14T17:50:58.433-04:002014-07-14T17:50:58.433-04:00I love hearing about your "rhythm" and e...I love hearing about your "rhythm" and even hearing about how your family deals with disruptions in that rhythm. With Ellie, I'm finding our daily rhythm ebbs and flows. Some days we struggle and some days we float along together quite well. It definitely is a tough balance, especially when living in the busy suburbs. I'm hoping to create even more steadiness and balance as the years go by, but it's always helpful and interesting to hear of others daily "rhythm".summerhttp://www.summerplayshouse.comnoreply@blogger.com