Just Another Monday

Ah, back to Monday life. Today I am feverishly working on posting my new ethnic purses and shell jewelry onto my website and ebay. But I have so many things that need posting that it's a bit daunting. I am feeling torn in so many directions and excited about my business so much that I'm lacking focus in any area. I need to just slow down a bit and focus on one thing at a time. But patience has never been one of my virtues. I want everything to be done basically yesterday!

This weekend was beautiful weather finally. My tulips are opening and the daffodils and hyacinths are swaying in the breeze. They smell fantastic when you catch a whiff while walking to the front door! Love that...all the leaves are coming out of hibernation and finally dotting the neighborhood with color. I realize that I really have a need for color. It just makes me feel happy and alive. That's probably why I like the southern climates so much - endless shades of colors throughout all the seasons.

Work Work Work

Last time I checked, grade one wasn't supposed to be so difficult. My son has had an what I consider to be an enormous amount of homework lately. This is partly due to his inefficient handwriting which has yet to come up to speed. Granted he is in private school with an accelerated program, but last night it took him (with me at his side) an hour and a half to finish his work. And we still didn't get everything done! I will soon pick him up and although I know he's going to want to go straight outside and play, I have got to coerce him into writing a poem for tomorrow's music class. That ought to be fun. I can remember being in 5th grade struggling to write a remembrance day poem. Eventually my mom came to the rescue with a real beauty.

Today I finished zooming around with errands - making sure I picked up some bristol board, glitter glue and a new white shirt...all of which must be used in next week's school concert (sunshine prop & grandpa costume). Even though I was warned of all the "extra" work these little ones are expected to do, I really didn't think it would be so much so fast. My philosophy is that we have a whole lifetime of hard work facing us, so why not enjoy childhood for what it is supposed to be...learning, playing and most importantly, being a kid.