Three strategies for a happier afternoon

Sometimes we have tough afternoons here.  Sometimes the children are cranky and clingy, and I’m cranky and want to be left alone.  Sometimes this happens for a few days in a row.  Sometimes this leaves me feeling very, very tired and frustrated at the end of the day…for several days in a row.  That leads to some significant thought on my part about how to make things better, because late summer afternoons should not be spent in the company of people who are bickering and disagreeing and generally making life miserable for each other…

Three things that I’ve discovered that help us are:

-- Lots of exercise in the morning

-- Occasional fun projects to do in the afternoon

-- A high protein snack right after Quiet Time – for everyone!

Hopefully writing it down will help me remember it, should I ever need strategies to improve the afternoons again. ;)