![]() ![]() In the winter, tea before bed is a nice way to wind down and a signal that it's time to get sleepy. Sometimes we'll also light a candle for a special meal. For cold, homeschool mornings we would light a candle to begin our studies and do circle time. I am not an expert at it, but that's my goal for myself and my hope for my kids. I feel that making the mundane little rituals of life a pleasure to engage in is what makes life good. ![]() ![]() Food-prep, setting the table, and cleaning up are such a neccessary and huge chunk of the day no matter how involved your cooking style is. So many of them revolve around food! The kids started helping in the kitchen as toddlers so they are really good with food-prep or even taking over from time-to-time (sometimes that means PBJ's for dinner but that might happen whether or not they are the ones cooking. Please share 1-2 rituals in detail that you practice with your kids. I prefer silence to music or podcasts for most types of work but love music for housework, the news for doing dishes or cooking, and podcasts for working out or for when I can't sleep. I like to have some tea or something when I head out to my studio or settle in bed to read. :) I am a project/maker type of person, so my routines revolve around that and are pretty simple. I am happier when I smell and look good, though, so I do try. The rituals a lot of people find grounding and pleasurable, like various grooming things, honestly feel like a chore to me. I am noticing that I am mostly sharing stuff that applies to the whole family, but I feel like that's the phase I'm in right now and I'm happy to be in it. Incense, candles, or a diffuser help set the tone for whatever we are working on. We have a lot of moments where we stop to add good smells into the mix. Now that the kids are older, I am working a lot more, and we need to keep more of a schedule, those moments have to be built in a bit more deliberately and are constantly evolving with our schedules, interests, and abilities. Not showering or leaving the house is fine for me as long as I can squeeze in some personal projects (art, sewing, reading, cooking, gardening) and make myself delicious food at least once a day. I feel I was well-suited for the sort of instinctual tasks that build themselves around breastfeeding, soothing, reading aloud, singing, and required quiet during the baby phase of parenting. My personal rituals evolve as the kids and I get older. Otherwise, the bad, stressful feelings just compound throughout the day. Every parent figures this out pretty quickly, but regrouping is key with 3 little ones who are close in age. Seriously, like 10-50 sloooow deep breaths. How often or when do you practice each? I've never thought of myself as someone who is especially successful at practicing meditation, but stopping to close my eyes and take very deep breaths has to happen several times on most days or I would lose it. Don´t wash with articles of clothing that have velcro, as they are liable to permanently damage the fabrics.(Cleo is wearing James Street Dress in Dessert) Please share 2-3 rituals in detail that have helped you personally throughout motherhood. Zip up all of the zippers to avoid damaging them Turn the clothing inside-out before placing in the washing machine Don’t leave the dirty clothes in a bag without ventilation (plastic bag, sports bag, etc.) ![]()
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