Monday’s Everyday Beauty
Monday is a cereal morning type of day. It was a long weekend, so a quick bowl of cereal is the perfect breakfast. My girls love picking a bowl. It is an exciting part of their morning and it is a big deal to them.
I try not to ever say, “Really What’s the Big Deal?” to my girls.
Because I’m lucky enough to remember that when you are that age, when you are that little, when you are not in control of anything else, that something as little as picking out a cereal bowl is in fact a very very big deal.
For you, your mornings might be too hectic to stop and let your kids pick out their desired colored cereal bowl. Instead it might be letting them stand in front of the bookcase every night to pick out whatever book their little heart desires to read. It might be that on Monday nights they are in charge of picking out the TV show the family watches. It might even be that every week is a different turn for one of your kids to pick the Friday after-school snack (don’t you know that one is a big deal?).
I feel lucky to have very vivid memories of being a little girl and remembering how the little things did mean the world to me. I can feel and remember my emotions oh-so-very clearly of what it was like to be controlled in every which way (because I was little, of course, and that’s how it goes). Then to suddenly, like a beam of light, be given a chance TO PICK! TO BE IN CHARGE!
Why yes, it IS a very big deal.
And so that is why I stand in front of the cupboard Monday mornings waiting patiently as my girls go from one color to the next, and watching them break out into a huge grin when they have made a final decision.
Because, after all, picking your favorite colored bowl for your cereal is, in fact, a very very big deal.
Where do YOU find beauty on Mondays?
Tags: everyday beauty
Oh! This was such a sweet post! Not having kids, I hadn’t thought about how those little things were once so important to us as children. Thank you for sharing!
Monday is laundry day at my house. Even though I pretend to hate it, it’s actually my favorite chore. I love stripping the sheets and replacing them with fresh ones. I love the beauty of watching my dirty laundry piles disappear into the clean baskets throughout the day.
Man, I’m sounding like I’m twitterpated with housework. NOT the case. But the laundry- I do love the beauty of getting that done. =)
starting over–being given another week to get it right, or at least get it a little better.
and today as i was driving to the gym as i drove up the hill the big full moon popped up as it it were right over my should. i wanted to turn around and drive back down and up again so i could see it again. it was lovely.
I love Mondays because they represent a fresh start to me.
Today is going to be a good day, because my room is clean, Van is still sleeping and I’m up, I don’t have to go anywhere, and Paul bought me caffiene free Coke. All is well.
This was a great reminder for me to be aware and make it more of a big deal when my girls get to choose or make the decisions.
Thanks.
Oooh I love your Mondays so far
PS This morning the chosen cereal bowls were orange and red.
You know I am thankful that you posted this.. it is such an eye-opener to remember that those things are important to them in their little world.. I will try to be more patient when they throw a mini-fit over who gets the pink IKEA bowl.
or just get TWO pink Ikea bowls
lol
For quite a while now, my girls have had to have everything the same….at least my 2 year old wants everything like the 4 year old wants. ;o) Which is why there are a lot of duplicates in my life. But we’re slowly starting to embrace being a little different. It’s easy to forget in the craziness of life how much the little things mean to our kids. I try to let them choose whenever my sanity allows. ;o)
morning hugs. I have been missing them for most of the past 3 weeks because daddy has been getting there before me, but i got them today. Wouldn’t trade them for anything, but sometimes I have to when daddy is home.
Monday means a fresh start to the week, usually we plan what we are going to do, make and create for the week. I like working towards achieving our dreams for the week.
I really enjoyed your post and thought how very true it is. Choosing anything when you are little is a BIG deal. Sounds like you start your week with lots of smiles and content, happy little girls. “Beauty full”.
Those are beautiful bowls. I think I’d get excited about picking one too.
Anybody have any updates on this? Want to know more.