The Spectacular Day of Doing Nothing

I am writing this on a cold Monday night after an entire day of doing absolutely nothing. I can’t remember the last time that happened. And it was everything we needed it to be and more.

Our family is always going going going, and we never have days where we have nothing to do and nowhere to be. Except for today. We woke up extra early to drink our coffee and pick up the house a bit before one of PJ’s family members came by to tell us something extremely important, but after that, it was all about eating and taking naps and watching TV. The best part was the sun was shining all day, but it stayed consistently cold, so I didn’t feel guilty about us not spending more time outside.

I never changed out of my comfy clothes (that are borderline pajamas) and drank multiple cups of coffee and even TOOK A NAP. 2021 has been crazy for multiple reasons, and in no way am I diminishing the severity and importance of recent events, but on a personal note, I haven’t taken a nap in I don’t even know how long, so it was wild that I actually had the opportunity to pass out for an hour. I didn’t want to get up, it felt so good. I think if this was a year ago I would have actually felt somewhat guilty for falling asleep in the middle of the day, but these days I am considering it a blessing.

We ended the night with PJ dancing with the kiddos and older brother reading us all a book before bed. And at the risk of sounding like everything was perfect and easy and there are never any problems in our life, we are raising 3 kids under the age of 6, so is anything ever easy when dealing with that many at that age group? Scattered throughout this peaceful, restful day were fits of crying and screaming and older brother shutting the back door on his finger and little sis refusing to eat her dinner (per usual), so if you find yourself rolling your eyes when you read the blog sometimes, just know we’re right in the thick of it, yet trying to focus (and remember) on the positives in life.

Because isn’t it so damn easy to focus on the opposite?