I’m starting this new month and week with a new perspective.
As a very busy Mom my days are fast. I’m constantly running around all day as many of you can probably relate. I hurry and make food, eat standing for breakfast, lunch, and dinner at my island. This is because I’m always taking care of a tiny human. I love them and taking care of them but I then realized that there are many days where I don’t actually sit down until Coco is in bed and Theo is showered. Which ends up being about 8 o’clock at night. Besides my daily run, I typically take zero time for myself.
I’ve been doing a lot of research on the French culture and came across something that really made me think. For their meals, they sit, stay off their phones, and actually enjoy the meal and the delicious food. All last week I made myself sit at my island (one of my favorite places to be and my command center). I don’t touch my phone, make a lovely meal, and actually enjoy the food I’m eating. It’s a time that’s full of kids and dogs playing and the tv on but for these 10 minutes or so I’m taking this time to really just appreciate the delicious meal in front of me.
By adding this little bit of French to my day I’ve grown to really appreciate these few minutes to myself. I’ll admit that I still stand for dinner because that’s a very busy time in this house. But oh, the difference this has made is indeed pretty cool. Give it a try.
