Postcard from Summer Break: the heat is on, buzz cuts, and smitten kittens
How funny that the day after I declare my citizenship in Summer Break Land, the weather should respond so appropriately. It is in the low 80s and steamy and I'm wearing bare legs and a skirt (my version of shorts because I hate shorts) and it's Summer! Well, okay, not technically...but it's summer-ish, shall we say.
I'm resisting the urge to go to modcloth.com and order a gazillion cute sundresses. I really wanna.
Both boys got haircuts this past weekend, and we went ahead and did the "summer buzz cut" - they both look older and adorable and like they're about to ship off to boot camp. It seems very...conservative...for us and our parenting style, but dude, it is SO MUCH EASIER. Both the cut itself (Isaac tolerates the clippers better than scissors, and Kai wants to be like Isaac and Daddy, so...) and the maintenance and the longer time frame between cuts. Win-win-winners are we.
I feel kind of left out with my long hair. (Although, have you noticed that fun side braids are very in now? Did you know I know know how to do all those fun braids? And my hair holds them really well? FINALLY I have "in" hair! It only happens once every couple of decades, so I'm enjoying it.)
I've become very smitten with this idea of being on Break. Honestly, what it really means isn't all that different than what I already do except for 3 things. 1. I'm starting each day with the sunrise and morning prayer, which is really calming and wonderful and results in less stress even though I'm losing a smidge of sleep. 2. While Kai's napping, I'm declaring it Erika-time. If I wanna work, great. If I wanna watch bad tv, great. If I wanna eat a grapefruit and do an amalgamation of all three (which is today's plan), then great. Summer Break!
And lastly, 3. It's my attitude. There is something very freeing about saying "I'm on Break!" I feel good.
And in closing (this is a long-ass postcard!) I auspiciously stumbled upon this article today, and it connects to what my doctor and I talked about yesterday: Relax And Burn Calories.
XOXO,
Erika
I'm resisting the urge to go to modcloth.com and order a gazillion cute sundresses. I really wanna.
Both boys got haircuts this past weekend, and we went ahead and did the "summer buzz cut" - they both look older and adorable and like they're about to ship off to boot camp. It seems very...conservative...for us and our parenting style, but dude, it is SO MUCH EASIER. Both the cut itself (Isaac tolerates the clippers better than scissors, and Kai wants to be like Isaac and Daddy, so...) and the maintenance and the longer time frame between cuts. Win-win-winners are we.
I feel kind of left out with my long hair. (Although, have you noticed that fun side braids are very in now? Did you know I know know how to do all those fun braids? And my hair holds them really well? FINALLY I have "in" hair! It only happens once every couple of decades, so I'm enjoying it.)
I've become very smitten with this idea of being on Break. Honestly, what it really means isn't all that different than what I already do except for 3 things. 1. I'm starting each day with the sunrise and morning prayer, which is really calming and wonderful and results in less stress even though I'm losing a smidge of sleep. 2. While Kai's napping, I'm declaring it Erika-time. If I wanna work, great. If I wanna watch bad tv, great. If I wanna eat a grapefruit and do an amalgamation of all three (which is today's plan), then great. Summer Break!
And lastly, 3. It's my attitude. There is something very freeing about saying "I'm on Break!" I feel good.
And in closing (this is a long-ass postcard!) I auspiciously stumbled upon this article today, and it connects to what my doctor and I talked about yesterday: Relax And Burn Calories.
XOXO,
Erika



