I think I suffer from a mild case of hermitness (another example of a "Michelle" word).
Maybe a better term would be HOMEBODY.
Or while I am making up words, maybe a mixture of the two.
Hermitbody, Home-it.
Anyway...
I end up spending most of my days in my house. There are an array of reasons....
1. It's too blasted hot in the summer.
2. It's too blasted cold in the winter.
3. Utah only has those two seasons.
4. I am spray tanning later that day and I cant be seen in natural light all pasty white.
5. I really like TV. So at night I am usually doing that.
6. I like to digi scrap. Its easier to use the computer inside.
7. I like sewing. Again it's easier to sew when you have an outlet by a table.
8. It's easier to keep track of my kids when there are walls surrounding them.
I decided this needs to change. And I realized this the other month when I had the following experience:
A few months ago we were driving home from a family thing or something. It was probably 10 at night. Kennedy says with curiosity, confusion, surprise, wonderment, amazement in her voice,
"Mommy! The sky is DARK!"
I am thinking"Ummm ya"
Then I realized that she has never been outside at night. This was such a new amazing thing that the world had to offer. Such a mystery to her. We had a discussion about how the sun needed to go to sleep just like we needed to go to sleep. And she understood that.
My poor poor children. I don't take them outside at night. They had no idea that the sun goes down. I hoped they knew about leaves , grass, wind, .....
This Fall we tried to get out a little more. And it was wonderful!
My resolution this next year is to not be a hermitbody or whatever =)
I hope I haven't damaged my children too much already.
Maybe a better term would be HOMEBODY.
Or while I am making up words, maybe a mixture of the two.
Hermitbody, Home-it.
Anyway...
I end up spending most of my days in my house. There are an array of reasons....
1. It's too blasted hot in the summer.
2. It's too blasted cold in the winter.
3. Utah only has those two seasons.
4. I am spray tanning later that day and I cant be seen in natural light all pasty white.
5. I really like TV. So at night I am usually doing that.
6. I like to digi scrap. Its easier to use the computer inside.
7. I like sewing. Again it's easier to sew when you have an outlet by a table.
8. It's easier to keep track of my kids when there are walls surrounding them.
I decided this needs to change. And I realized this the other month when I had the following experience:
A few months ago we were driving home from a family thing or something. It was probably 10 at night. Kennedy says with curiosity, confusion, surprise, wonderment, amazement in her voice,
"Mommy! The sky is DARK!"
I am thinking"Ummm ya"
Then I realized that she has never been outside at night. This was such a new amazing thing that the world had to offer. Such a mystery to her. We had a discussion about how the sun needed to go to sleep just like we needed to go to sleep. And she understood that.
My poor poor children. I don't take them outside at night. They had no idea that the sun goes down. I hoped they knew about leaves , grass, wind, .....
This Fall we tried to get out a little more. And it was wonderful!
My resolution this next year is to not be a hermitbody or whatever =)
I hope I haven't damaged my children too much already.
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