Wee Daftie was on what I like to call “Sloth and Bolt”. Her energy level is either slow, languishing on every task or super speedy, unable to sit still. The very special thing about “Sloth and Bolt” is that she is likely to swing between these two extremes at a moment’s notice. It’s kind of hard to keep up with or navigate at times but the older she gets, the more I just lean into it and go with it.
Today, she was definitely more slothic. As opposed to our usual up and at them approach, we took it easy. Played a couple of games on my tablet, read lots of stories, played with her toys, didn’t have breakfast til quite late. And let’s not talk about what time we got dressed at!
I am the first person to advocate for how important routine is and we absolutely have a very distinct rhythm to our days. We all need to break from the norm sometimes though, and today was a day for letting Wee Daftie take the lead. Even at a snail’s pace.
One of our neighbours gifted Wee Daftie a really cool DIY doll’s house so the three of us spent some time before lunch painting some of the furniture.
It’s such a gorgeous gift and nothing I would have thought to get for my girl but it’s just fabulous. We do like a project, us Daft Girls, and this is proving to be a great one. We all painted at least one piece each, Daftie doing about 5, and there’s still plenty to do.
After lunch, we still had basically all our walking to do so off we girls set for Inverleith Park to visit the ducks.
It’s not a far walk, necessarily, but it’s one we do often and one Wee Daftie knows well. She likes adventures but we’ve had lots of those lately so why not take it easy and keep things familiar but still fun?
The pond was about 80% frozen so all the birds were congregating in the only thawed out bit. It was another stunner of a day. Fresh, cold and beautifully bright. There was even a chap playing bagpipes in the middle of the rugby pitch. It all lent itself to a very Scottish inspired day.
We arrived home with our target reached and our bones chilled. I had a good chat with my Dad, or Papap as she calls him, while Daddy Daftie and she played with Duplo.
For a day with a slow start and plenty of laziness, we achieved a lot! Another day down, one week to go. #TeamRefuge
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Travels With My Daftie 