Today was truly a change of pace for me.  For the past week I have been obsessed with cleaning.  I have cleaned and filed and vaccumed more times than I would have thought to be humanly possible.  I think I have my girls bored to tears with watching me clean and Im sure they are tired of hearing me ask them to pick something up.  I guess it's a touch of OCD, it runs in the family.  I dont generally sit still and just enjoy life, I'm always too busy cleaning up after it.  However today I made an attempt to change.  Yes, I did clean something but in my attempt I still managed to relax and watch my little girls be little girls.  I took down a pair of blinds that have gotten dusty over time, took the blinds and the girls outside, turned on the water and let them have fun.  Once things were clean and the kids were playing I even managed to sit back and read the first few chapters of a book I have had for years and never touched.  By simply making a little bit of an effort to change, I relaxed for the first time in a long time and my girls got outside to play.  I can honestly say I am looking forward to change. 

In the upcoming weeks life will be changing for me for sure.  As I go back to school and continue to be a "Stay at Home Dad".  I will have to change how I am so that I can survive and my kids can be kids and not little housekeepers.