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createdbyangels · 5 years ago

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Sassy is FIVE!

Welp, the girl child turned 5. It was almost a month ago but she is still, as of today, telling people several times a week that she had a birthday and is five now. So it’s still news around here.

Here was my FB post on her birthday:

Five. I told a friend today that five feels so much like "big kid" 😭 This is the year we send her off to kindergarten. I just can't. Not pictured...shopping as Elsa to pick out presents from Grandma and Papa ("I think everyone will think there is a REAL princess here"). She looked at EVERY ITEM on the shelves. (I HATE shopping, guys) A sprinkle doughnut, painting a little Elsa jewelry box with friends, park time, more friend time at home (she was stoked to have her friends with us all day!!), the library, a movie, pepperoni pizza and daddy found the moon in the telescope before she went to bed! And Corbin came down early this morning to make sure we had put balloons on her chair and to write her a note ("Happy birthday Savannah!!! I will do the silverware for you" 😍😍) He did her part of unloading the dishwasher for her. On this day 5 years ago one of my first questions after she FINALLY joined us in the delivery room was, "Definitely a girl??" Yup. Definitely. And definitely MY girl. Happy birthday my Savannah. We are all on our toes with you around and we wouldn't want it any other way.

Savannah’s personality is SO BIG. I often find myself telling people while we are out, “She’s a lot” with a sigh or an eye roll. Mostly because she is twirling and being loud or roaming around or just absolutely not listening to me. Corbin was so compliant. Don’t get me wrong, he can be very difficult, but when we are out he follows the rules, stays close to me and doesn’t cause a ruckus. Today in Kohl’s, Savannah lagged behind, sat on a giant sloth plush toy while I walked away, yelled, “NO!” at least twice, climbed up on the base of a mannequin while asking why "That lady doesn’t have a head?!” and continued reading a book across the checkout line while I called no few than 5 times for her to come back over to me. And that was AFTER the incident earlier in the day when we got home and she threw such a massive fit because I didn’t wait for her to check the mail (she came inside and took off her coat and shoes KNOWING we were about to walk to the mailbox) that she stomped outside to the edge of the street and SCREAMED, “I DON’T LIKE YOU!!!” for the whole neighborhood to hear. And then went in the bathroom and unrolled the rest of the toilet paper on to the ground “because she was mad”. (She spent QUITE a while learning how one cleans up TP that has been unrolled from the roll....) So yeah. She’s A LOT.

But. I’ve been reading a lot about how the words you use to describe your children has such a massive impact on them. I’ve always known that. In my brain. But my heart is taking notice. I don’t want her to think that she is too much for us to handle or is a nuisance. He massive personality is going to be one of her biggest strengths. It is our job to help her learn how to reign it in when necessary. But also to encourage her to be herself. Not mentioned above is how she delighted the couple ahead of us in line at Kohl’s by telling them, “I just had my birthday and I’m 5!” as they told me about their spunky kid who is now 25. Or how in Food Lion the other day she, unprompted, told an employee at the check out, “I love your skirt” She is unfiltered. Which means, at 5, we get the inappropriate right along with the sweet, beautiful and hilarious. Hopefully the filter will come. But I also have zero concerns that she will be bullied or taken advantage of. She won’t have any of that now and I’m certain she won’t have any of that ever. It took me about 27 years to find that voice. I hope she doesn’t lose that voice.

So. Moving on to more facts about Sassy (aka Van Van, aka Sassums, aka Van Van Q-zles”, she is in Ms. LaShauna’s 4 year old preschool class at APPLESeeds preschool. This is her last year there - kindergarten starts in July 2020! I can’t believe it. She does Kidokinetics this year again (this year it’s Mondays...she stays an extra 45 minutes after school ends and does a sports related activity with Coach John) A friend who observed her after school one day called her “The Mayor of preschool” .... it’s hilarious because it’s true. There are kids from 2-5 in this preschool and since she started at 2, kids of all ages have known her. I know that, at 2, that is likely because her name was ALWAYS being called for some reason 😂 And is probably still somewhat the case now. But she is also just very social and loves to talk to everyone in her presence. So on this particular day apparently several (a lot) of the kids and parents who walked by her that afternoon (she was staying for Kidokinetics so I wasn’t there) said goodbye to her by name. She has also developed a habit of calling someone in each of her circles “bestie” (there is one at gymnastics and at least one at preschool) .It’s so funny to hear things like that out of her mouth. She sounds like a teenager and it’s weird.

She just finished her 2nd season in soccer and is actually pretty good. She scored at least one goal in nearly every game. She shockingly also loved the social aspect of the whole experience. I take her to Sonshine Gymnastics Tuesday mornings for an hour of gymnastics. She wanted to go back after doing dance last year. She likes them both but has gotten really into gymnastics again. It will be interesting to figure out how we are going to do an activity for both kids once she is in school and her things also have to become after school activities. We’ll cross that bridge once we come to it.

Her favorite colors are pink and purple, she loves to watch Fancy Nancy, T.O.T.S., Puppy Dog Pals, Disney movies and recently, this slightly annoying show on Netflix called Masha and the Bear (which also has a few spin offs). There are worse things. She LOVES movies and we’ve see a ton considering her age. She can sit through a movie better than Corbin can at this point. Especially if she also has popcorn and M&Ms.

Favorite foods are pretty standard - mac and cheese, grilled cheese, fruit, But she is also a great eater when it comes to veggies - she loves avocado, broccoli, sweet potatoes, carrots and ranch and spinach. She does NOT love several of the meals I make right now - mostly to be difficult I think. She complains when I make chicken .. (have you met me...we only eat chicken and turkey around here) but loves mashed potatoes and generally loves the veggie. Except peas. She doesn’t like peas. Or beans for that matter. She can THROW DOWN on some sweets. Gets that honestly.

She gets motion sickness in the car if she reads/colors, gets super dizzy when she spins, isn’t afraid of heights or most anything dare-devil like, loves board games and card games, is super at playing pretend and loves to put on shows for us that involve singing and dancing routines.

For all my comments about how she is a lot (she IS a lot) I honestly don’t know what I’d do with a mild mannered girl. We are both passionate and we get each other. Even though sometimes (a lot of times) that involves screaming or being super frustrated). It’s always cliche’ but I genuinely can’t believe she is 5. We have 2 big kids. And in 8 months we’ll have 2 ELEMENTARY kids. Sometimes I feel like I’m counting the minutes until she is in school full time but I also recognize that we only have a little bit of full time left together. And the sadness about how big she is (how big both of them are) is very real. But, all part of life. Onward to the year of five!

Princess pancake breakfast at Mason Jar Tavern

Day at the NC State Fair

Her 3s preschool teacher Ms. Beth

(Out of order/Holly Fest and Halloween)

Amtrak ride to Durham

Fairy garden party

Sharing sweet potato fries with mommy

3 Bears Acres for mommy’s birthday

Stuck a pebble in her ear at camp...had to go to the dr to have it removed

First time having a friend sleep over

Myrtle Beach

Spent her birdthday with Jonah and Farrah

Corbin made her a shrink ray worker (after not letting her go anywhere near his homemade shrink ray for a long time)

Corbin wrote her a birthday note saying he would unload the silverware for her (that is her AM chore)

Crazy Glaze for her bday activity

Scarecrow at school

Fuquay festival

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our-dailyimpact · 5 years ago

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10 Benefits of a Social Media Detox

The average person spends an hour and 40 minutes each day on social media. Calculated across a lifetime, that equates to quite five years of a person’s life! Is that the simplest use of our time? If you’ve ever wondered what it might be wish to take a social media break, inspect the ten benefits of doing a social media detox.

Studies have shown that social media is making us more narcissistic, lonely, and depressed than ever before.

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1. GET OFF THE COMPARISON ROLLER COASTER Comparison is that the killer of joy. Consider this scenario: You awaken on a Monday morning, able to face the day. You scroll through Facebook as you sip your coffee, and see that the girl you sat next to in third grade is leaving for a tropical vacation. Again.

And your college roommate’s ally has posted about her work promotion and delightful new car.

And your sister’s childhood friend is taking her beautiful kids to the zoo today.

Pretty soon you see your Monday as another tedious, tiring workday, followed by an earthly evening of couch sitting.

Joy killed.

Now imagine if you had just gotten up, able to face the day, gotten ready and gone to figure , uninfluenced by people you’re not even alleged to be keeping tabs on.

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You can certainly work on all of that with an additional hour and 40 minutes.

I promise you'll feel far more accomplished making a brief to-do list and crossing a couple of things off than you are doing scrolling through social media. abandoning of that massive distraction and you'll be more intentional together with your time.

3. STOP NARRATING YOUR LIFE IN FACEBOOK POSTS I know i used to be guilty of this. My mind translated every little thing that happened to me or I witnessed into a Facebook update. Not everything is supposed to be shared.

4. you'll STOP BEING ANNOYED BY (OR PARTICIPATING IN) SOCIAL MEDIA NARCISSISM From selfies to oversharing, posting on social media can offer you an inflated illusion of your importance.

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Without the lens of social media, you’ll stop trying to impress, and be ready to experience things without the input of others.

You’ll also save yourself the annoyance of reading preachy political and drama-creating posts.

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Remember your childhood classmate who’s headed to a tropical vacation? She neglected to post that each one her trips have put her in $20k of mastercard debt, and she or he has no idea the way to pay it back.

Your roommate’s friend and her new promotion? Did she mention that her job is so stressful that she can’t sleep?

And your sister’s friend who’s taking her beautiful kids to the zoo doesn’t desire she will say that she’s very lonely in her role as a occupy home mom and can’t face another day within the house.

6. you'll WORK ON YOUR real world RELATIONSHIPS If you spoke to the people above in real world , the struggles that make them human might get said. And sharing our struggles is one among the ways we form real-life relationships.

Don’t assume that you simply have friendships together with your social media followers. Nothing can take the place of actual conversation. Try calling a lover , or suggesting meeting up for coffee or dinner.

7. you'll WORK ON OVERCOMING FOMO This may be the toughest a part of the detox for a few . Experts agree that social media is meant to be addictive thanks to humans’ ingrained fear of missing out.

You alright may have feelings of withdrawal. Turning off your notifications should make it a touch easier.

And rest assured that you simply won’t miss anything important. specialise in your life and priorities for a few days and see how that feels.

8. you'll specialise in LIVING within the MOMENT Documenting such a lot of your life on social media can detract from truly experiencing it.

If you’re at a marriage or watching your child’s preschool graduation, and you’re focused on posting pictures and updates, you’ll practically miss it all.

Don’t fool yourself into thinking that you’re ‘creating memories’ by documenting it on social media.

If you weren’t paying full attention to the experience, you won’t commit it to memory much in the least . and people are moments you won’t ever revisit . Pictures of the event cannot ever take the place of truly experiencing it.

9. IMPROVE YOUR MOOD Do you feel down a lot? you'll not even realize that social media can play an enormous think about that. Studies show that the quantity of your time spent on social media are often linked to depression and anxiety.

Feelings of inferiority when comparing yourself to others, obsessively Facebook stalking your ex, wasting such a lot time browsing friends’ profiles, and therefore the competition involved in trying to urge many followers and likes all add up to feelings of disconnect and emptiness.

10. RECONNECT WITH YOURSELF Without realizing it, many of us use social media as a source of external validation.

Your self-worth is simply that – egos . what percentage likes or shares you receive on a post doesn't establish how smart or funny you're , or how interesting your life is.

And it’s very easy for others to go away rude or judgmental comments from the security of their keyboards.

In the absence of social media, you’ll have an opportunity to reconnect with yourself and your priorities without the incessant input of others.

WHAT NOW? Ok so you’ve taken each day , a weekend, or every week faraway from social media. If you’re not able to spare it forever, now's an excellent chance to form some changes to how you employ it.

Block everyone in your feed who causes you to feel inferior, who post angry rants, or who say belongings you find offensive, annoying, or depressing.

Leave those friends in your feed who post inspirational quotes, funny images, and cute animal pics.

Try your best to post positive things also , or hey, don’t post much in the least . Maybe after the detox you’ll realize you would like tons less attention than you think that you are doing .

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