Gave her words and she thought she would use them.....

As children get older they want things. As a small child, their vocabulary and ability to articulate their wants may not quite match their level of comprehension of their surroundings. With Abi this was definitely the case; so the loving and progressive parents we are we taught her sign language. As she got older, she would cry when something happened. So we then made the connection for her, use your words and we will use our ears. Of course the reverse is true.

Fast forward a few months, and she is expressing herself and articulating exactly how she feels. We patted ourselves on the backs, this was a good idea. She was understanding and being understood.

Well the other day, she and her daddy are playing. A tickle war has ensued and finally she reaches her point. The point where the tickling is no longer fun, and you're really just ready not to play in anymore.

"DADDY, I'm all done! Please do not tickle me anymore."

Talk about putting on the breaks. We both turn and look at her. The audacity of the pint size person we created is surprising....and yet, we created this. We created this strong little person who knows her mind, and sees no reason not to give voice to it.

How cool is that?!

Yeah, I know she is only 3 like we are on the right path.

New Year's Resolutions...

Yup, you read that right. New Year's Resolutions is the title you see. Here's the deal, in the past you've heard me say I don't really like making them. I don't! It always seems like a bandwagon kind of thing. If you want it do it. I say this knowing full well that I'm a slacker as well and terribly forgetful. See where I'm going with this?

When my home away from home opened back in December they had these great little new year resolution cards. I looked at them and was all set to walk by it when I realized what was on it, a $5 coupon. Earthfare, you totally know the way to my heart. So I fill one out and I completely forget about it... that is until it arrived in the mail this past week.

There it is. My goal is essentially activity once a week. Lately, I've been feeling like I'm failing myself. I like group workouts and I like yoga, but it takes quite a bit for me to get to my mat or get to my step. So I've missed a few classes, and haven't been in what feels like forever. However, when I saw my card from earthfare I happened to have my planner in front of me and thought let's check in. Let's see how I've really done. For the month of June I planned and completed some activity only 8 different times. :) Except, that puts me at roughly 2 times a week!!

I feel like this is the kind of thing I need to do more often. Really checking in with facts and seeing where I am. What about you? Do you find that reality is sometimes a little different than what you might have imagined?

335 Square Feet

Found this today. It definitely challenges our ideas of what you need in an apartment.