Pondering the universe is one of the things that makes me tick. I'm more head-in-the-clouds than grounded and I am as sincere as the day is long. But I like to learn from others too and I learned something from a girlfriend of mine.
Being reflective and heartfelt does not get mama her pearls! :)
So I snuck off during an opportune moment this Tuesday for a little retail therapy.
I bought a pretty tinkling necklace with feather charms and turquoise beads, I bought two cinch-belts to remind myself that I even have a waist, what with all the boxy sweaters and shirts I own. My impulse purchase, though, was a *pedometer*.
For having bought this baby on a whim, I am surprisingly attached. I am loving it more than the other baubles I bought. Whoulda thunk! I've been zooming up and down my tri-level house like nobody's business. How many steps does it take to dejunk a room? Add in the steps taken cooking breakfast for seven, stain-treating a week's worth of clothes, and prepping for all the household errands. I even got excited racking up the numbers for unlimited diaper changes and getting the rascals down for their naps! But it was fun to be so productive, I felt more energetic and had a more optimistic attitude after seeing less clutter piled up. There are other perks too, like finding hidden candy stashes (I found three!) and keeping up on general mayhem before it gets out of control. But the best is counting the steps!
2470 steps
After doing time around the house and getting the little one to bed I was ready to get some playtime in. I started telling myself to comb the house for the gloves my bigger boys would need to play in the snow. "I'll be generous," I thought. "100 steps more should be enough to get everything ready."
2994 steps
Figure I've scoured the house long enough by now. Good thing those gloves can't grow legs and just take off! We'll try again another day.
Instead: Rainbow nerds and back-to-back episodes of Phineas and Ferb.
I'm not complaining!
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