Wandering Days & Brain Downtime

Dear Kids,

So today is a "Wandering Day".

I have a lot I need to catch up on. I look outside and there are seeds to be planted, weeds to be pulled, toys to be hosed off... I look at my house and there is laundry to be put away, clutter to be picked up, deep cleaning that needs to happen... I have business posts to follow up on, emails to write, books to read, content to formulate...

The problem is that I don't have any desire to do any of it.

For the last few weeks I have been ANXIOUSLY WAITING for a day when I wasn't running around like a chicken with my head cut off so I could just "catch up". Now that I have a day that is low-key and I don't have any appointments or anything going on, I just can't make myself focus and get stuff done. I am just wandering around. Five minutes here, five minutes there.

I don't have any wise advice for days like this. I am pretty sure there are many others who have days like today. When there is a list of things to do but none of it gets done, even though you have the time. I feel like the only wisdom I can impart on days like today is that maybe the reason my brain can't focus on anything is because my brain needs a "Wandering Day" too.

Here is a great article that explains this much better than I can.  It talks about why the brain needs downtime. There is scientific evidence of the needs to allow our brains and thoughts to slow down and "unclutter". I know I spend so much time with my brain ON, that when I have a day that I just can't focus on anything, it shows that I need a day of OFF.

There are many people who have told me they are jealous of my energy and getting so much done in a day. I have worried about that as a mom, especially for the different personalities that you all are. I know that you crave for me to just slow down and relax with you all a little bit more. We DO a lot together, but sometimes I wonder if I am filling your love buckets enough of just BEING together.

I love you all so much. I look at your faces and see you and my heart just melts. Remember as you grow and do more and more and more that it is okay to have a "Wandering Day" and just relax and unclutter a bit.

So here I go... I am turning off the computer (after posting this ;-).
I am going to just sit in the sun.
I am just going to breathe.
I am just going to BE.

I love you,

Your Mom