Summer. here we go again. I've spent a LOT of time, a ridiculous unneccessary amount of time thinking about summer.
I think in part, b/c our summer last year was not the best. but this was before the adhd diagnoisis & i think i spent too much time online.
i feel like i've solved both of this issues.
to be cont.
We now understand what triggers carlie's temper much better. Doesn't mean that there hasn't been fights & Yelling already this week, but in general having the knowledge behind what is going on ...is very helpful.
I have worked really hard to cull my internet use. I know do not visit any forums, except the Dis. I have been on the dis & posted 200 times since last august. the bulk of the posting immediately before & immediately after our trip. i check it in the morning & sometimes thru out the day on the ipad. I don't really check it on my phone. I also only post when i think it will be helpful or useful. I use the subscription service- which has really cut down on the amount of time i spend popping in to check replies. I'm very proud of myself for moving away from all the different boards. I even deleted the Car seats for the littles group & chat group. I realized around january, that i was spending a lot of time refreshing my news feed again. Plus the CSFTL group got really big & it was silly to try to read everything.
i have also started streaming tv shows while in the kitchen cooking & cleaning- this has actually helped me to stay focused on my agenda. I'm not refreshing fb instead of cooking dinner.
not that i have extra time as a result, it certainly doesn't feel that way...but i do feel these changes & self imposed boundaries are helping me to: prepare (my word of the year) since dinnner is on time & not delayed by me- i am usually calmer when i call everyone for dinner. I'm not beating myself up for wasting time.
What i want summer to look like: A mix between structure & loosey-goosey for the kids. My kids if given the opportunity would consume screen time like a giant bowl of ice cream. They would just sit there all day. So i want summer to look like: kids being able to play & use their imaginations with out screens & without resquesting screens all day long.
How we hope to do this: the daily 5. there are 5 things each of us needs to do. For the first 2 weeks, carlie is in day camp- so she only needs to do her bridge book & tidy room. the girl is running full force between all day camp & gymnastics/taekwondo.
write about:
how i solved these 2 problems
what i want summer to look like
daily 5
