Whatever you're going to do, do it quote

Do it now.

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I’m a procrastinator.

There, I said it.

It’s not a trait I’m particularly proud of.  In fact, it’s something that has a tendency to leave me feeling stressed, and overwhelmed, and generally just not great.

So I’m trying to change.  Which starts with trying to work out why I procrastinate in the first place.  Which isn’t that easy as it turns out!  I think this one might take some time, and a fair bit of effort.

For now, I’m hoping this quote might spur me on to take action on things NOW, rather than putting them off!

This is definitely a subject matter I want to explore further, so I’d love to know if you have any tips to stop procrastinating?  Please do leave me a comment and let me know!

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Nobody’s perfect, not even Mothers.

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You may or may not know this about me, but I’m a pretty big Gilmore Girls fan.

As in, I have all the seasons on DVD, yet still tape it when it’s shown on tv to watch when Nerys is napping and I’m getting some work done.  It’s my comfort show, and lovely familiar background noise to work to.

The other day I was watching the episode where Lane finds out she’s pregnant, and panics, saying that she’s not ready to be a Mum.

That she’s not perfect yet.

And Rory comforts her by telling her that even Gwyneth Paltrow isn’t perfect, and that Mother’s certainly aren’t perfect.

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I think as Mums we can all use this reminder now and then.

None of us are perfect.  And we shouldn’t keep wearing ourselves down by trying to be perfect.

If we put all our energy into being perfect, into doing all the ‘right’ things, all the things we ‘should’ do to be perfect parents and to raise perfect children then we will burn out.

We will miss out on all the gloriously imperfect parts of raising children.

Being a Mum isn’t about being perfect.  Not as far as I’m concerned anyway.  It’s about doing our best, sure, and trying to be the best parent we can for our children.

But it’s not about being perfect.

None of us are perfect.

We’re all just doing our best, learning as we go, adjusting our sails and trying to find our way.

And if we’re doing that with love?

With our children’s best interests at heart?

Then we’re doing just fine.

 

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Don't just teach your children to read George Carlin

Stay curious my child

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As I was writing my letter to my daughter last week I started thinking about how I really do want her to stay curious.

Yes it’s exhausting when she asks 100 questions a day, but I still want her to keep questioning things.

Which made me think of this quote from George Carlin:

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“Don’t just teach your children to read… teach them to question what they read.
Teach them to question everything”

 

I’m not saying I want my children to be pests who question anything and everything just for the sake of being awkward.  I want them to respect authority and listen carefully to what they’re told, at school for example.

But, I don’t want them to blindly follow everyone else, and mindlessly accept whatever they’re told.

I want them to be independent thinkers.  To read and to listen to the thoughts and opinions of others, and then make up their own minds about things.

I don’t want them to follow a path that someone else tells them they ‘should’ take.

I want them to gather as much information as they can and then make their own choices and decisions about the world and about life.

I want them to be open-minded.

I want them to question everything.

Even if I feel like I’ll scream if I’m asked ‘why?’ one more time today!

 

 

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How did it get so late so soon?

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I may or may not have already mentioned that my little girl turned two on Saturday!

As we all tend to do when our children get another year older, I’ve been thinking about how the last two years have just flown by, so this quote seems quite fitting!

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To all the parents out there, have you felt like this on your child’s birthday?!  Like you can’t quite believe another year has gone by and that they’re growing up so fast!

 

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There's no place like home

There’s no place like home

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I went home to see my family in Kent at the start of this past half term week, and have spent the time since thinking about that word – ‘home‘.

See, I’ve lived in Swansea for about 15 and a half years now.
This is where I’ve built my family, and my life.
This is home.

But, at the same time, my parent’s house in Kent is home also.
I grew up there.
I lived there for 18 years before leaving for University.
It’s home.  I mean, my parent’s landline number is listed on my phone under ‘home’!

So I’ve been feeling a bit confused, wondering what this word ‘home’ really means.

Is it a certain place?  A particular building?  Is it the place where special memories are made, or simply the place you return to every evening?

For me, I think it’s a mixture of all of those things.

Home is where there is history, where those special memories are made, where there is comfort and security.

Above all though, I think that home is where the people you love are.  And in that case, there really is no place like it.

There's no place like home 

So, my parent’s house in Kent is definitely still home, because my parents are there.  And even in the future when, for whatever reason, they’re no longer there, I think it will still be home because, to me, that house IS my parents.

They bought that house from the plans.  No one else has ever lived there.  All it’s memories are OUR memories.

And, while I’m not sure about this house I’m currently living in, Swansea in general is most definitely home too.  As soon as I moved here it felt right, then the moment I fell in love with my husband it felt like home.

I’m pretty lucky I think, to have two places to call home!

I’d love to know what you think about this.  Do you still call your childhood home ‘home’?  Or have you moved on to a new place that feels more ‘home’ to you now?!  

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Don’t postpone joy!

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I’ve noticed something over the last few years of watching my son as he eats his food.

He’ll always eat his favourite thing first.

When that thing is all gone, he’ll move on to the next thing on his plate.  But he will always eat his favourite thing first.  Which makes me wonder, why do I find myself saving my favourite thing for last?  Why do I save things for a special occasion, or till some imagined time when I feel I’ll really savour it?

And the answer is that I just don’t know.  I don’t know why I find myself postponing joy, and so I’m making an effort to change.

I’m using a gorgeous, blue, there-isn’t-another-one-quite-like-it, hand-blown glass every day, whereas previously it has sat safely in the cupboard out of fear that it might get broken if I were to dare drink from it!

I’m scoffing the last few squares of chocolate from the cupboard and enjoying it, rather than saving them for another day when I think I’ll be able to enjoy them in peace.

I’m looking out for other situations where I find myself postponing joy, so that I can grab it with both hands instead.

I’m letting Ted Mosby be my inspiration, and learning to live by his words – don’t postpone joy!  

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I’d love to know if more people are like me, holding on to things until the ‘perfect’ time to enjoy them, and saving things for ‘best’, or if you’re all more like my son, seizing every opportunity for joy!  Please do leave me a commend and let me know!

 

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