Don't Sweat The Small Stuff
You may have seen my comment "don't sweat the small stuff" on the special we aired last night on KSDK called "Mommy Tracks". Some of us moms at the station were asked to share good advice we've been given along the way. My contribution had to do with the fact that I long for the days when my house was very neat, clean and organized.
Of course, that was before I had three children! Now I want to cry when I see the toys I just straightened out scattered about on the floor again, or the amount of dust on my fireplace mantle. I cringe when I see the plastic bin that contains my precious photographs. It sits next to the organized and dated photo boxes I have containing pictures from my life BEFORE kids. But every time I have those "guilt" feelings about how much I "haven't" done, I try to remember the advice of my older, wiser friend. She said my kids won't remember the clutter, the dust or the disorganized photographs. They'll remember the times I danced with them to their favorite songs, played games or baked cookies with them and made the kitchen even more of a disaster. In other words, don't sweat the small stuff. Save your energy for the big and important stuff!
Surviving Without I-64
It's been a very busy week, but I wanted to give a belated update on my first week commuting without I-64. I survived!
It wasn't as bad as I had feared, which seems to be a common reaction. I don't know what alternate route everyone else is taking, but I-44 has been very pleasant. I do notice more congestion getting on I-44, at highway 141. But once I get through that, it's been relatively smooth sailing. I have a schedule that's a little different every day, so that probably helps.
I do automatically add about ten minutes to my commute off the top, just getting to I-44. But the fact that I'm not sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic everday is a nice surprise. We'll see if anything changes next week but so far, so good!
