9/1/18
The above is the date when I wrote the first 3 and a half paragraphs. As you might have read already. I am trying to play catch up or clean up which ever way you may prefer to look at it.
So months ago I wrote the following:
Let there be light. The words spoken by God when we created heaven and earth. It's Monday been stuck indoors with a strong willed, independent, yet dependent 17 month old.This Monday, felt like a gloomy Monday, the kind of strangely grey foggy day. The kind of grey that you, "can't shake off that sleepy feeling off" kind of Monday. Back in 2017, around the beginning of it actually, I had this kind of Monday on repeat for almost a week. So it felt a bit like dejavu.
As someone whose worked with children for almost 2 decades. The importance of fresh air despite a child having a cold or any ailment is paramount. The list of benefits are endless. Playing outside helps a baby and growing child with a number of things. When playing outside children benefit from being exposed to natural sunlight, natural elements, and open air, this contributes to bones development, stronger immune system and physical activity.
The outdoor environment offers stimulus that capture children's attention and interest. Things such as sticks, rocks, flowers, soil, water and so forth. These elements are explored with curiosity and drive to learn as they offer countless possibilities for play. These materials respond to children's imagination and needs. During the toddler years children reinvent and assign new meaning to objects for example a stick could be a dinosaur, a gun, an plane, which makes it possible to mobilize skills related to divergent thinking. creativity, problem solving, among other. Natural elements are easy to find, cheap and they do not offer the limited options that commercial toys do.
The above is the date when I wrote the first 3 and a half paragraphs. As you might have read already. I am trying to play catch up or clean up which ever way you may prefer to look at it.
So months ago I wrote the following:
Let there be light. The words spoken by God when we created heaven and earth. It's Monday been stuck indoors with a strong willed, independent, yet dependent 17 month old.This Monday, felt like a gloomy Monday, the kind of strangely grey foggy day. The kind of grey that you, "can't shake off that sleepy feeling off" kind of Monday. Back in 2017, around the beginning of it actually, I had this kind of Monday on repeat for almost a week. So it felt a bit like dejavu.
This is how a grey day looks like. One wakes up and gets swallowed up by chores, things to do, look after baby or babies, try to get a shower and use the toilet (yes, take a dump in peace and quite), make and eat food before the baby wakes up. And if love have a little private toilet time, baby free. I loved the bonding time. But there seemed to be not enough time in the day to do all that needed to be done, let alone go out.
As someone whose worked with children for almost 2 decades. The importance of fresh air despite a child having a cold or any ailment is paramount. The list of benefits are endless. Playing outside helps a baby and growing child with a number of things. When playing outside children benefit from being exposed to natural sunlight, natural elements, and open air, this contributes to bones development, stronger immune system and physical activity.The outdoor environment offers stimulus that capture children's attention and interest. Things such as sticks, rocks, flowers, soil, water and so forth. These elements are explored with curiosity and drive to learn as they offer countless possibilities for play. These materials respond to children's imagination and needs. During the toddler years children reinvent and assign new meaning to objects for example a stick could be a dinosaur, a gun, an plane, which makes it possible to mobilize skills related to divergent thinking. creativity, problem solving, among other. Natural elements are easy to find, cheap and they do not offer the limited options that commercial toys do.
After that week, I threw myself at being on the go. I would say 5 days out of 7 and some days 6 days out of 7 days, we are out and about. Exploring. Doing the things he and I like doing.
This gloomy, moody Monday, it almost swallowed me up like it once did before. Remembering that week, got me out the door faster than
any hesitation of facing the headache inducing record breaking January cold. I don't remember it being this cold for a long time. Forget your hat and it's over for you. Expect a piercing headache thanks to the piercing blizzard like, subtle yet stubborn breeze. Although this was such day. With a headachy cold and I still ventured our regardless. Let there light. By stepping out into the light of day.
any hesitation of facing the headache inducing record breaking January cold. I don't remember it being this cold for a long time. Forget your hat and it's over for you. Expect a piercing headache thanks to the piercing blizzard like, subtle yet stubborn breeze. Although this was such day. With a headachy cold and I still ventured our regardless. Let there light. By stepping out into the light of day.
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