Internet update and a FAB idea!

Ok so I went without the world wide web for almost a whole TWO weeks...I know the first week was totally voluntary and I thought it would do me some good to refocus, really take in my daily activities and such, and well I guess it did. Until that is, I realized that due to our move I wouldn't have Internet for ANOTHER week! Ughh I missed it. It's somewhat of an escape for me. Maybe it is for you too? However, I still stand by the process of making important things come first...you know, the whole do your dishes, throw in a load of laundry, read your child a book and such, before sitting down to chat with your bff on fb after just getting off the phone with her 15 minutes before while doing hohum chores...I don't know, just a personal opinion I guess.

ANYWAY on to more important things...Like my FAB idea, that really wasn't my idea. However it was an idea made for me by one of my besties. And since I actually am the one who has followed through on it... I shall claim it as my own from here on out:) (thanks Angela!)

I LOVE to journal. I have a ton of them. I still have my very first diary from the age of 11, which by the way I may burn on my death bed. They really are so embarrassing, but so very hilarious. I can't tell you how many little boys I proclaimed to "love" and the pure DRAMA that was written throughout the years.

I have a mad journal. Ummm I don't really "encourage" this kind of journal however. It tends to piss you off all over again about things you have long since forgotten.

I have journals filled with my deepest secrets, desires and dreams. I have online journals.  I even have a "spiritual" journal, which lets be honest here...this is the only one I will make copies of for my children when I'm 80.

I also have a journal that is just about my kids. On one side it reads "it was the best of times" and then you flip it over and on the other side it reads "it was the worst of times". You of course would make an entry on either side and then eventually they come together. Maybe you've seen one like this? I can't wait to fill it!

The sad sad truth here is that I don't make as much time as I use to for my journaling. Some days seem to run together and before I know it I've had all these moments that I should have written about, that I just didn't take time to.

This my dear friends is where that FAB idea comes into play. We are all busy! However, I know your kids are just as HILARIOUS and adorable as mine. We have to cherish those moments by writing them down so that we can remember them FOREVER!

Get yourself an index card box. Fill it with blank index cards. Tape a pen to the top of the box and place the box on your kitchen counter, for easy access. Anytime the kids do something that you just don't want to ever forget...a cute smile, nice manners, choice of clothing, funny sayings...write them on a card and date it with the child's name at the top (or somewhere on it), once you fill a box, get another. Eventually you will have enough on each child to fill an individual box of their own individual fun stories from when they were little on up. It will be a cherished item for everyone in the family! Guaranteed or your money back! This idea only takes a few dollars and a few moments. Do it!