Do you have a busy weekend ahead? Ever since our hockey season ended, it seems like we have our weekends back. It feels like we can think a little straighter about the projects around the house that we've been putting off for months.
Hmmm.
Finish painting the exterior of the house.
Paint trim
Power-wash the breezeway
Clean the carpet
Finish mulching the flower beds
Fill pot holes with gravel (again)
Move my "office" back to the loft area
Clean out storage area
Make a trip to the dump
Organize paint/work supplies
We could fill up every minute with a necessary project.
Life isn't just about projects, but working on them can be part of what makes relationships better and stronger. My husband and I have very different ideas about priority lists and how to accomplish them, but working it out is part of glue that keeps things running. It isn't always "fun" or pleasant.
Sometimes it's just work. Unless you can plan some fun into it.
Today's Small Thing is to plan a little bit of fun into your weekend projects or activities. For example, if you know you'll be working on housework all day Saturday, why not order pizza in the middle of the day so you don't have to stop down to make lunches? Or if you'll be running to sports events, bring a game along so you can play while you're waiting. Or plan an indoor picnic to take a break from the yardwork.
The point is, scheduling something fun into your busyness can create an atmosphere of cooperation and cheerfulness that is usually absent when you say the word, "chores." It doesn't have to be big, you know...something "small" is how we do things around here!
POINTS: 40 for planning a small fun thing into your weekend.
