Day 154: Mama's Instinct

Today I was grateful for my Mama's instinct. You Mom's know what I'm talking about. That "thing" inside of you that sounds like a warning bell or waves like a red flag and alerts you to something about your child. Well my bell rang and the flag waved about a month ago while watching of all things an infomercial on some shoe inserts. (Don't ask me why we were watching this infomercial but somehow the hub landed on it while flipping through channels and we just stayed there!) This infomercial made me take heed to the "thing" in me that said I needed to get my youngest redhead's feet checked. So I heeded and today we went to the Pediatric Orthopedic Doc. And I am so grateful we did. I am so grateful for that instinct I had because it turns out she does need so correction and had I not brought her in now and we waited "x" number of years she would have knee pain and probably need knee replacements! But since I heeded the Mama's instinct all she needs are some arch inserts and some PT that includes roller skating! She's thrilled and relieved there is no surgery, as am I. And I am immensely grateful for my Mama's instinct.

Here she is with the paper hospital shorts on, striking the superhero pose.
She loved those shorts and got to keep them so it was a great day all around for her!

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The End of Affirmation 365

I've been thinking about it for over a month. Usually, when I'm in it I'm engaged. But this time? I started it indifferent and I've felt indifferent all along. I should have never started. Hindsight is 20/20 they say and they aren't wrong. So when I opened my eyes this morning it was clear. It's time. Time to quit this 365. This is the first 365 that I haven't posted several of the days, the first 365 that I wasn't super excited about, the first 365 that I've quit. I've changed my social media presence and interactions the past year so this is also the first 365 that hardly anyone has been interested in. Is it the topic or my decision to not be as accessible on social media? Or is it some other reason altogether? Well, regardless...I'm throwing in the towel on this one. I can't say if I'll ever do another 365 again. Time will tell and I will know if and when it's time.

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Call it a Day

The literal use of this phrase hails from 1838 when the phrase originally was "call it half a day" to mean leaving work early. (source) The modern use of the phrase is to indicate ending something due to false sense of accomplishment.

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