Taking care of your soul - part 2!

We left off talking about taking care of your mind and feeding your brain ... SO, here are just a few ideas of how to do that:

READ! Books are a wonderful resource. If you don’t want to buy books, check out the local library. And if you feel like you don’t have time to read … you could stick your book in your purse and read it anywhere. Read while you’re waiting in the car pool line to pick up your kids. Read while waiting for your appointment at the doctor’s office. Read while you walk on the treadmill – if you CAN! I could never master the whole walking and reading thing!
How about while your kids are at sports practice? If you have to sit and watch practice for an hour you could read several chapters of your book. Keep things in your car so they are handy when you need them.

DO CROSSWORDS, WORD SEARCHES AND SUDOKU - These are great things to keep feeding your brain. They sell them at the dollar store and they are the kind of thing you can just pick up and put down whenever you have a spare moment or two.

PLAYING BOARD GAMES – Do you have any idea how many times my girls have whooped my butt playing the Memory game?? Many board or card games have tremendous learning power! Scrabble, scattergories and memory are just a few that can be played with your family and have great brain boosting power for you too – plus you’ll be building family memories at the same time!


NEVER STOP LEARNING – you could take college classes, finish your degree or simply learn right along with your kids. You don’t have to be a homeschool Mom to learn what your kids are learning. If you have babies or toddlers, it’s never too early to begin teaching them new concepts. If you have school aged kids – I’d encourage you to be involved in what they’re learning. Find out what they’re learning in social studies, history, or science. Look over their homework with them. Be involved in their classrooms or go on their field trips as much as you can. If you’re anything like me, the things you learned in elementary school have long since left your brain! It can be fun and exciting to re-learn these things with your kids!

{{stay tuned for part 3 which is all about our hobbies!}}