Kids Who CANT Sit Still — In defense… of my ON THE GO son

On June 15, 2014June 8, 2014 By theunpredictablejourney3Leave a comment

Here’s another MUST READ ARTICLE — if you’ve ever had “THAT KID” that can not sit still at school and gets labeled as the ACTIVE child or it is suggested to you to have the child tested for ADHD — This article is for you and it will lighten your spirits, unburden your shoulders, and perhaps give you hope….

All three of my happy hooligans are on the go type kids who like to explore and move… they like to get out and run… climb…. play… chase…. ride bikes or scooters or roller skates…. They are… healthy and happily energetic. They touch things in the store, they find treasures (garbage) on the ground they feel inclined to keep forever, and they are CURIOUS ALL THE TIME (I’m grateful for that). SO many people see us out and about… silently standing afar with a smile on their faces — they witness the buzzing commotion/non stop energy supply and movement from my three wonderfully made bundles of joy and make the SAME remarks to me every time “You sure do have your hands fun don’t you?” or “YOU must be SO BUSY with these three” (as if I didn’t already know I had my hands full and I was multi tasking three little people all going in different directions asking different questions and needing hugs/kisses/conversations at all times…. TO ALL OF YOU WHO ASK — Yes — I’m busy and have my hands full… BUT I LOVE EVERY SECOND OF IT… even if my eyes do look exhausted and my patience meter is on it’s last peg. 🙂

Anyways — Here’s the article.. Spend 2 minutes and read it.

The REAL REASON Children FIDGET

*** One more notch to why I have such a negative disposition on what many of the public schools are becoming/doing nowadays… They (the teachers & schools that truly mean well) want the best but it’s just CHAOS out there… All we can do is stay positive and hope for the best.

Memoir – What Happens When You Get Rid of All Your Stuff (Article)

On June 13, 2014May 27, 2014 By theunpredictablejourney3Leave a comment

I have always felt this urge to get rid of “STUFF” and to have LESS of “stuff” around me.

I am OK with only a few things….

I like to have the basic needs met but everything else is just filling up space around me and usually overwhelms me and I want it gone, want it out of my sight so I do not have to worry about rearranging it or cleaning it….

Moving a family of 4 into a 28 foot MH is a feat to accomplish.

I minimalized everything. Bathroom stuff all in one tiny tote. Emergency kit full of band aids and medicines readily available….. Kitchen stuff GONE…. Hand held can opener, no toaster, one big pot, one frying pan, a couple spices to season with, mini bags of flour/salt/sugar, paper plates and lightweight easy fix meals…

I couldn’t give up the coffee pot or the French press…. THAT is something that adds ‘value’ to my life… DAILY.

This article was TOO GOOD not to share….

(sometimes I fall upon one and share it here… THIS is one of those times).

When deciding what to “keep” and what to “give away” I had to look at each item and decide if it was truly worth adding it as weight to our motor home…..

Most of my keepsakes are pictures. Printed pictures. Of memories.
Other must haves – Art and Educational things for the kids (books, papers, paints, workbooks, flashcards, etc)
The kids all have enough outfits to last us a few weeks without getting to a washing machine and honestly I think even THAT is too many outfits…. (I might just toss outfits as they get dirty along the way and let them dress in their “play” clothes for the first part of the trip)..

Towels….. Microfiber super soakers do a WORLD of wonderful things…. They’re small and work miracles… so YESSSSSSS… No space hogging towels lingering around.
I kept 2 glass/ceramic dishes that were my mothers…. They came all the way here from New York with me and They will make the journey back…. But if you’ve ever cooked in a real glass dish VERSUS a cheap metal pan… *sigh* you know the difference…. 🙂

I narrowed down their toys so easily that I amazed myself. BOOKS took precedence over toys.
AND they have their hand held video games to keep them company too….
I kept a couple hoodies, a few pairs of pants, and one winter coat for them all….
Everything else went on it’s merry way out the door to be donated to someone else who doesn’t have ENOUGH STUFF yet.

I would much rather have empty cabinets than look in my motor home and try to “figure out” where I’m going to put something…..

Crazy that we’re doing this again.

Hope for a safe trip. Hope for no break downs. Hope for no mega issues.

10 Things I want to tell my kids before they’re too cool to listen…..

On May 23, 2014 By theunpredictablejourney3Leave a comment

When kids grow up they stop LISTENING to you for a brief moment in time…. just long enough to become their OWN person and have SASS (attitude) and SWAG — LOL….

I want to take time to TALK to my kids and make sure I “help” them LEARN the good things in life before the corruption of reality sinks in for them and they realize the world is a very scary dishonest and messed up place to be…. I want to tell them a few simple truths before they head out into the unknown and wished that I had taught them more than how to cook, clean, tie shoes, change the oil, read, navigate with the stars, etc….. I mean tell them some REAL simple truths… the ones you don’t hear about until you’re at your high school graduation…..