One of the reasons I exercise is to keep up with the kids…
One of the reasons I exercise is to keep up with the kids…
Yumo lost his treasured blanket somewhere out and about yesterday…
I’m sadder than he is!
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Makes me miss sitting in the lounge watching the darts on the telly.
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Move. Screens. Nature.
Yeah. Going to at least try the first and last one next Semester.
At a giant soft play for Elise’s classmates birthday.*
*Elise goes to the school I work at so all the kids and parents know me professionally. One of the parents also has a child in my class. Also, another student of our school is having a party here so more kids that know me. Holidays?
My take away is that I want some toast.
composing end-of-year poems out of the fragments found in her phone notes.
Going to try this later I think. Further to the the “Things I love list”
I forget who mentioned it but I’m really enjoying The Alpinist on Netflix. Thank you stranger!
Can anyone recommend a domain provider or doesn’t it matter which you choose?!
If I buy a new domain for micro.blog and start using it will everything “transfer” over. Does that make sense? So all my old posts will be available at the new domain?
Time of my life.
Not feeling it today but glad I at least moved a little.
20 burpees before. 5 during. 25 after.
Rewatching the last 2 episode of the first seeason of The Witcher in prepration for the 17th!
This morning I have tried to explain what “live” music is the kids and have listened to some drum and bass, punk and some reggae.
Normal dinosaurs videos will be resumed as soon as they are dressed.
Today was our work/friend’s* Santa Pub Crawl. We all went for the first place and the Lyra went off and the kids and I came home for pizza, Klaus and some Switch. Some people I was able to be honest and say, “Yeah I just don’t fancy it.”
*Where we live they are the same thing.
I struggle with feeling like I need some time to myself and not getting it.
We, as a family and I, as a father and husband and full time worker (7:30-4:30), simply don’t have the time for it. And after the kids have gone to bed never feels like quality time.
So do I need to stop expecting it? That I am not owed it then.
Maybe.
Weekend update
50 burpees done. Done in jeans because everyone else is napping.
The point is not to discourage you about being a parent with these descriptions, of course. You already bought your ticket and now you’re on the ride. It’s just a reminder: If you go around expecting this to be an unending series of Hallmark moments, you’re fooling yourself. If you’re comparing how you’re doing to what you see on television, you’re being unfair to yourself.
This thing is hard. Really hard. There are dark moments. There are moments when you think you’re the absolute worst. There are moments when you’ll be told you are in fact the worst. But you have to keep going. You can’t give up. You can’t despair.
They’re counting on you. And remember: it’s these moments that exist between the brighter, happier, more photogenic moments. Could you have one without the other? Maybe, but the former should make you appreciate the latter while you have them…and help you endure the former while you’re in them.
Source: Daily Dad
Currently reading: False Value (Rivers of London Book 8) by Ben Aaronovitch 📚
I’ve got so many books on the go but I don’t feel like I’ve got the mental capacity to properly read them. So I’m rereading this instead. I love these books. There’s talk of a tv adaptation which I’m still on the fence about. I’d rather it not be made than it be bad…
The Peter Grant Novels are:
The novel centres on the adventures of Peter Grant, a young officer in the Metropolitan Police; who, following an unexpected encounter with a ghost, is recruited into the small branch of the Met that deals with magic and the supernatural.
Weekend Update
Also, today marked 100 days of haikus*
I walked home today
And drew a heart in the dust
Love is everywhere!
*I missed a day but did two the next day and carried on.
Aims for the weekend
While it’s hard to be away from your children, it’s also hard to be with your children. At least, for some of us, compared to our work. Because we’re good at what we do. What we do doesn’t talk back. We are rewarded financially, or with recognition, for our successes at work—often right away—whereas the time and energy invested in our children can be thankless. It is an exercise in delayed gratification that sometimes requires decades of patience. That’s difficult to admit, but it’s true.
Source: Daily Dad
A Tree a Minute: planting 1440 trees in a day As there are 1440 minutes in a day, and I love planting trees, I decided to plant a tree a minute for 24 hours. It was (swear meaningfully) hard.
A new Beau Miles video. Always love his stuff.
Considering asking Father Christmas for a vibrating watch that doesn’t need charging everyday. Currently use my Apple Watch but I basically only use it for a silent alarm and the time.
Portrait by Yumo (3 years old)
