Sorry I abandoned the blog for a few days there...I've been consumed with a big choice in my life right now and just pretty much unable to think about anything else at all.
When I have a big decision to make I tend to try and categorize all the options, pros & cons, long-term, short-term, that kind of thing. I've done that back and forth and all around on this one and I still am not comfortable.
I thought this was going to be a no-brainer, but it's turned out much more complicated and I guess some things that I thought were the most important to me aren't. I also feel like what is best for me is in conflict with what is best for my family which is too bad because of course I want what is best for my family, but I also want what I need and want too.
I wish I could share more details but right now I can't. It's really springtime here--and it hasn't gotten too hot yet which is nice. On our walk we saw not one but two rabbits!
Which were promptly scared off by our caravan.
And in other extremely exciting news Gus has his first loose tooth!
One trip to the fabric store (where it took Gus about 4.5 seconds to choose the fabric he wanted) plus a little bit of sewing and we have one nontraditional tooth fairy pillow: I admit that I tried to talk him into a more traditional pillow, something smaller, shaped like a tooth, but if I wanted that I should have already made it because his vision was very clear! In an effort to see what kind of expectations his friends may have given him I asked what he thought the tooth fairy would bring him and he replied "Oscar the cat". Hmm, no. So I still don't know what to put in there. What do you give your kids (if you do)?
The other thing about this pillow is that he picked polyester fleece. I didn't feel like making him pick out a different fabric and who knows, maybe this pillow will become a cherished heirloom. I sort of doubt it but you never know. I don't know of any printed cotton fleece. We could have found regular printed cotton fabric but that store is about 30 minutes away and I just wasn't up for the trek. So, a plastic tooth fairy pillow. I want to take Beth's challenge, and record all my plastic for a week, but I am scared. I know she says there is no place for guilt, but that's because she doesn't live over here in my head! What do you think, should I do it?
you could record all the plastic AND you could also record all the things you use in place of plastic (where plastic is an option but you chose otherwise). it is important to remember the positives as well - maybe even more so - they keep you rollin'.
on the decision-making front: are you considering fears that may be present in relation to your different choices? sometimes fears can be easy to realize and some are much more difficult to notice lurking in the back of your head. they may be difficult to notice, but they are very powerful. are there fears and if there are, what can you do to address them? does that change how you feel about any of the options? thinking of you...
Posted by: kristin n | May 18, 2009 at 01:01 PM
Hugs and good luck with the big decision! I love that Gus made a funky toothfairy pillow. xox
Posted by: rachel | May 18, 2009 at 03:57 PM
i don't think the tooth fairy will miss that pillow! we always got a dollar. myles, who is a pansy, thinks that losing teeth is the worst thing in the world and proposes giving $20 for the pain and suffering. that won't be happening in our house!
hugs to you on decisionmaking. i'm thinking of you!
Posted by: nicole | May 20, 2009 at 11:10 PM
Something nontraditional doesn't hurt at all, since it lets your creativity unfold, and judging by the looks of it, Gus totally liked it! Speaking of rewards, you could try getting him a toy he likes, maybe that will suffice.
Posted by: Cecania Tallmadge | April 14, 2011 at 12:37 AM