February Update- My happiness project.

February Happiness Project Update

So February was all about the kids and creating a more peaceful home.  Did I do this?  Well my daughter Gabriela gave me the thumbs up, except for the game night each week she says.  I might say back that since we are pretty active, we did some other cool stuff instead.  I will give myself a thumbs up here too because as I look back I see that I have created some new habits.

Move more quietly.  I think this gets 7 out of 10 stars.  I was definitely more mindful of creating peace and slowing down.  I was more interactive and there were some new moments with the kids that I had not experienced before.   Sure we had some racing around and get er done moments too but overall I really think I did pretty well and I did remember to remind them and talk to them about new possibilities for ourselves.  

Wake the kids in a fun way and wake up 30 minutes earlier.  I think this was really helpful and easily became a nice routine.  By waking up earlier and being ready for work before I woke them, the change I noticed was really within myself.  I found that when I am ready to go and more together, that I can control our mornings better and stay in the flow.  I even had Gabi laying out her clothes the night before which made her feel more excited about waking up.  When I was more alert and organized so was Gabi and this was the key to changing our chaotic mornings to a more peaceful routine.  We are usually a step behind but in February we were mostly on time and showing up in a new way. 

I will use better language and be mindful of the kids being around when talking to other adults.  I think I was much better and mostly at the beginning of the month.  In the end my language slipped a bit by habit, but I feel that overall this was easily accomplished. Just being aware was a step in the right direction. 

Listen from a loving space.  With all of the emotional going on in my life, I would like to say that I did the best with what I had.  I did set aside some special time for the kids each week.  I am looking forward to continuing to making this an important task in my daily life because the benefits that I see here are so important for us all.  

Emphasize exercise and do it with the kids.  I am very happy to say that I did this well.  First we started with walking the dog and now we are getting away each week to hike.  I am happy to do this with the kids as it feels great to go out as a family and start to create new family traditions. 

Have a game night.  We set aside 2 nights this month for game night, however we also had a date night where I took the kids to the movies and another night out having dinner.  I like this so much because in action we become different people and enjoy another side of ourselves.  This has also been good for the kid’s relationships to each other and with less fighting I got to sit back and enjoy this peace.

More hugs and teaching moments.  Yes yes yes!  Where there is more peace there is more love and understanding.  What a great month of growth with kids.  I am getting excited for the new challenges in March. 

This month is March= Movement.  Gosh I am so excited to start to push myself to get moving.  I sit around more than I have ever in my life.  Always so much to do and always doing it behind a computer screen.  Sitting around has been terrible on my body.   So for March I am setting movement goals. This is perfect timing because the sun is out and spring is in the air.  

My goals are to stretch each morning after my shower, walk the dog daily with the kids, attend a yoga class each week and start to ride my bike.  I am over excited to start implementing this new change in lifestyle to feel more healthy as after I am turning 40 this month.