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Posted By Katie On March 9, 2012 10 Comments

Lightening the load with no schedule

Filed Under: Family Values Tagged With: family, family fun 10 Comments


Small businesses are key to our thriving economy in North Dakota but…the work load is heavy. It has my husband working long days, late nights and running in many directions. (He even washes the dishes in between the chaos of it all.)
Carrying a heavy load takes it’s toll on anyone. I have wanted to do something for Nathan to allow him a breather to allow him to unwind with out having to travel to a beach for 10 days. He doesn’t have time for that of course. And neither do I. It’s just not in this chapter of life for us right now. 

I plotted with friends and this weekend is just that, a breather. We aren’t going anywhere. There will be no tournaments, meetings or driving anywhere. No long nights for Nathan in his office. We are staying at home and our longtime good friends, Casey and Nancy are driving from Iowa with their three kids during their spring break from school. Casey is one of Nathan’s best buds from college. We are going to visit, unwind, laugh loud, eat easily prepared food, be merry and let the kids make messes. If Nathan and Casey get really “crazy” they will get their favorite potato gun out and start launching. Boys will be boys.

By the end of the no schedule few days, we hopefully will have taken in some much needed down time, shared plenty of laughs with old friends and be renewed for a new season of busy. And I am going to try to remember that once a month…or at least once every six weeks I need to write “no schedule” on the calendar. 
This might be our new normal.
Happy Friday! Enjoy some down time this weekend.

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  1. Lisa @ Two Bears Farm says

    March 9, 2012 at 1:04 pm

    Enjoy your relaxing weekend! 🙂

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  2. Sarah says

    March 9, 2012 at 1:16 pm

    Have fun!

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  3. LindaG says

    March 9, 2012 at 1:31 pm

    Good luck!
    Every time I try to do a no schedule, hubby always wants to do something.

    Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

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  4. MTWaggin says

    March 9, 2012 at 2:23 pm

    Hee hee she looks like she is doing yoga! You are going to have so much fun this weekend and the crazies will be restful not stressful. Enjoy!

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  5. Prairie Mother says

    March 9, 2012 at 2:54 pm

    Enjoy!

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  6. TexWisGirl says

    March 9, 2012 at 3:32 pm

    enjoy it!

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  7. ann says

    March 10, 2012 at 12:18 pm

    have a great weekend you’ll have earned a change

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  8. Nants says

    March 11, 2012 at 4:36 pm

    Love the idea of scheduling a “no-schedule” weekend! ;O)

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  9. Aimee @ everydayepistle.com says

    March 12, 2012 at 1:51 am

    Scheduling no schedule time is a concept I first learned of in a grief therapy group of all places. That down time is so important in healing, whether it be from the deep wounds of loss or the scrapes of a busy week. We need a pause, a rest, a breather.

    PS: The photo of you and your girls is one of my favorites 🙂

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  10. Sarah says

    March 12, 2012 at 5:25 pm

    Great idea. I think I’ll borrow it.

    I love the idea of only doing what you want to do…not what you have to do! Cute pics of A

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