Life with small children often seems like one long ‘To Do’ list. You feed and dress and wash and tidy and shop and entertain and cook. Not that any of these tasks are particularly arduous, it’s what we signed up for after all. It’s just that the list seems to expand to fill the available time leaving no room for those little non-essentials we used to occupy ourselves with.
Occasionally though there are those days where everything falls into place. No traffic on the way to nursery, an extra long nap, husband home from work early and suddenly you’ve got time to pick something from the ‘want to do’ list instead of the ‘need to do’ list. For me it’s baking, the best kind of chemistry that turns such uninspiring parts into an appetising whole, or getting to watch The Andrew Marr Show on a Sunday morning instead of Fireman Sam. These are my ‘yellow days’. I’m not entirely sure why I call them that. I guess they just seem a little bit brighter than the rest, not so much because of the activity I fill them with but rather that they make me realise that I can’t be as useless a parent as I sometimes feel. I must be doing something right because today the kids are either asleep or happily entertained, I don’t have something pressing to do and life is going smoothly. I feel proud of myself. Most importantly, I try to remember my yellow days when things aren’t going so well and chaos reigns.
So that’s why I love my yellow days. I plan to make sure I have more of them, do more interesting things with them and use this blog to keep track of them. I think all mums and dads can probably list a couple of things they took for granted pre-baby that they no longer have time for, day-to-day pleasures that now seem the height of frivolous luxury. So why don’t you join me? Take some time today to do something you used to enjoy or even try something new. Anyone for yoga? Maybe some photography? Reflect on what a good job you must be doing and if you have a few minutes left why not leave me a comment and tell me what you’ve been up to.
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Kate Takes 5 says
What a lovely start to a blog. Welcome to the Netmums bloggers network!
Wow, I don’t think I was really expecting anyone to actually read it, how exciting. Thanks Kate!
I love days like this but can never quite put my finger on what I did differently, why it’s suddenly so smooth. Yellow days, I like that. I shall borrow that if you don’t mind…. 😉
Love the post. Was wondering why your blog was called yellow days. Some days I feel like Supermum. It’s usually when I’ve had a lie in! I wish all days were yellow.
Thanks Rebecca, I think you’re right, sleep makes all the difference 😉
What a lovely term. ‘Yellow days’. I like it. I don’t have many yellow days but lots of ‘yellow moments’. Thanks for joining the Weekend Rewind x
Yes, a whole day might be a bit ambitious in reality, we can dream through! I loved your blog, particularly your 52 in 52 list. I might try and come up with a list myself, if you don’t mind. Thanks for visiting.
Love the concept of a yellow day. The further I get into my mothering journey, the more I realise that a good day – a yellow day – will depend more on my own attitude than on what I achieve.
It’s still nice to make the most of the rare moments I get to myself, and do something that I am passionate about, like writing, blogging or creating.
There’s definitely something of a self fullfilling prophecy at work as well, deciding you’re likely to have a good or bad day before you get out of bed sets you up for the rest of the day. Looking back I think I was a bit wasteful of my spare time before I had the boys but I’m definitely trying to make the most of it now.
What a good idea! Something I should adopt for myself, I think. Good to read, thank you.
Thanks Katie, really appreciate you taking the time to comment.
That’s a really lovely opening post to your blog and a great idea. I like the idea of yellow days a lot x
Great first post….I like your ‘yellow days’…I could do with a few more of those!
WOW! I am going to cherish all my yellow days too. A great first post. I love your writing. You have made me smile x
Great first post – I’ll be off in a mo to read some more. I love the idea of Yellow days, its a great name.
I’m glad I have read this – I was going to have asked you ‘Why Yellow Days?’ when I saw you last week. That’s really lovely x
This sweet post has inspired me to do a bit on Newbie Tuesday highlighting some first posts , I#’ll add this one in 🙂 x
Ahhh lovely 🙂 I remember reading this when you first posted it, I thought I had commented actually but I hadn’t so I will now! x
Wow what a lovely concept! I agree it is worth noting good days and good moments. That’s kind of what I’m trying to do on my blog too. 🙂
I have commented before but will say again a great first post and I just love the concept of bright and shiny yellow days x
Very much loving your “Yellow Days”…thanks for taking us back to the beginning! 😉
Karin @ Cafe Bebe