Rained Out Weekend, So I Created Kid-Related Lists

 

Mother Nature and I were at odds on the weekend. My original plans included going to local parks, nature walks looking for bugs and insects, a playdate, and going to the outdoor farmer’s market, etc. Basically, being outside most of the weekend. Alas, the rain spoiled that fun. Instead, we had a different playdate as our original one had to reschedule because of illness, going to the library, lots of tickle fights, computer games, iPad time, popcorn and a movie, and some colouring.

 

I’ll admit that I get very frustrated when Mother Nature foils my plans, primarily because I seem to have missed that class that most (all?) moms have taken where they can instantly come up with crafts to keep the kids happy and busy.

 

So, I also took advantage of the lazy, indoor weekend and started some lists. What can I say? I may be a SAHM, but I used to work out of the home, in an organizing role…lists are my life!  The lists I’ve now started are:

• Summer activities
• Rainy day activities
• Crafts
• Activities to do with other kids
• Winter activities

 

I have compiled them from many sources I found online, with Google, Pinterest and also some personal moms groups on Facebook. For the record, considering we’re 4 – 5 months from winter showing its ugly head again, it’s a lower priority than the other lists.

 

I’ve created the lists as label templates so I can cut them and put them in boxes, labeled appropriately. Stay tuned for how I actually created the boxes and the labels.

3 Things That Say A Lot About Someone

Saw this button on Facebook yesterday and, after some thought, I realized that yes, these are 3 things that do in fact tell a lot about a person…not sure what, but telling nevertheless.

So, how do I handle…

1) A rainy day?  Silently cursing the weather and hoping my sexy minivan will work…where is my Sugar Daddy to pay for all the maintenance that I’ve discovered is famous for my type of minivan after 200K?  Then, I make sure the kids are all bundled up so they don’t get wet, throw on a jacket and head out the door.  Most times, I pay attention to what shoes I’m wearing…sneakers vs 3″ heels but there are occasional times when I find myself stuck in a rainstorm in heels.  Notice the typical mom-thing to do of making sure the kids are covered, while I’m becoming a drowned rat without an umbrella, but occasionally have great looking heels!

2) Lost luggage?  This has actually happened to me once.  My luggage didn’t transfer planes when I did so I found myself in Sudbury, Ontario the night before making a major presentation to about 100 people without a change of clothes AND everything in town was closed until the next morning.  So, I silently cursed the situation, pointed it out to the airline and, unfortunately, because my trip was so short in Sudbury, (about 30 hours total), my luggage met me in the next leg of my journey in Ottawa, Ontario.  So, I had to make my major presentation in the clothes I arrived in (jeans and a sweater), made a joke about it when I met with the conference coordinator and to the audience (something about if the conference didn’t start before the local mall opened, the audience wouldn’t have known anything was wrong, etc), and continued with my presentation.

3) Tangled Christmas tree lights?  The first year I had my own Christmas tree lights as an adult, I just threw them into a bin and packed them away for the following year.  When I pulled them out, I silently cursed them, tried untangling them, gave up, came back to them, gave up again, came back to them, etc.  Took me about 2 days to untangle them but I got them in the end.  Before packing them away that year, I wrapped them around some cardboard from the packaging from presents and stored them away for the following year.  Much easier.

Hmmm…so what do these 3 situations say about me?  I silently curse things, persevere and get the job done.  Not bad!

How would you handle these situations?