Play.

I am not a huge resolution maker and I am even less of a resolution keeper, but this one is worth it. If there is one thing that I want to do this year, and more importantly for the next 4.5 months at least is to plan less and play more. Anyone that knows me knows that I am huge planner and there is nothing that challenges my patience more than plans changing unexpectedly. If I have a to do list, I complete it and very little can usually sway me otherwise. This year, I think, that needs to change from time to time. I remember a long time ago my sister telling me that her and Cole were on their way for groceries on a nice day when they passed a playground and Cole commented how fun it looked. Right then and there she decided that the an hour at the playground was far more important than groceries so she pulled the car over and put play before the plan. I remember thinking that I wasn't sure if I could ever really do that due to my usual inability to put plans and checklists aside but now more than ever, somebody around here needs me to.

The fact of the matter is that now I have a little man who wants nothing more than to simply play and I need to respect and honor that....just as he has respected and honored (well for the most part at least), my plans and to do lists over the past 15 months. In the past month or so, Colin has really started to play. He pretends with his toys, makes car noises as he drives them all over the couch, and loves to dress up Mr Potato Head over and over again. For the next 4.5 months or so, at least a few days a week, I have a choice - I can either play or I can plan. So here is my resolution...I plan to play. As long as it is just him and I, I will choose play every chance I get as soon he will need to compromise his needs for the needs of a much smaller, more needy person. We will obviously still run errands, get groceries and do housework but I swear I will make each and every one of those chores as fun and full of play as possible. If nothing else, it is worth it just to hear this laugh...