Comments on: Sponsored Post: Three Extra Minutes

By: Sla

Sla — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 06:54:13 +0000

Liz, hello!
Can you please tell me where you got that polka-dot curtain or if you made it?
Thank you so much,
S

By: Kristina

Kristina — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 03:08:56 +0000

I definitely would use my extra 3 minutes to scavenge for chocolate. I also wish I had more time to comment on friend’s blogs (or touch base with them in person) and somehow also fit in more 1:1 time with each of my kids. I need like 24 extra hours in each day!

By: tracy

tracy — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 22:09:05 +0000

I read this last week and have made a point to spend a little extra time putting Cooper to bed each night. It’s so easy to take each stage for granted…and it’s so important to have little reminders (like this one) that time is precious and they grow bigger EVERY SINGLE SECOND.

So thank you for changing the landscape of my week. xo

Three extra minutes for me? I’d make lists and organize myself better at the very start of the day instead of running right into the fire.

By: Janssen

Janssen — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 04:36:40 +0000

What a great post.

I would sit down and read the first couple pages of a book I’m wanting to read. That’s all it takes for me to get into it, but they sit unopened so much of the time!

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 19:21:17 +0000

Thanks Liz – I found it online. It’s a Cavallini Print – normally sold as wrapping paper.

Have a great weekend. Be sure to sit down…

By: Liz Stanley

Liz Stanley — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 16:48:44 +0000

I think sitting sometimes and watching them play is one of my favorites things to do too! And the print is from a bookstore here called Green Apple books. I’m not sure who makes it but I’ll try to find out!

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 11:51:43 +0000

Three more minutes? I would just sit. For three minutes. Sit and listen to them playing or sit and listen to my own breathing.

Sitting – the wave of the future….

BTW – May I ask where you got that great print in your kitchen? The one of the veggies – thanks!

By: Jillian in Italy

Jillian in Italy — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 07:00:16 +0000

I have three kids so one minute of one-on-one time with each would be so nice. A time to ask about thier day, see how they’re feeling about life and give some hugs would be perfect.

It sounds easy to do but with our busy lives full of school schedules and activities it’s actually quite difficult to get one kid alone.

By: Liz Stanley

Liz Stanley — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 22:14:41 +0000

I love this one. A great point I’ve never thought of. Thanks Kalanicut!

By: kalanicut

kalanicut — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:56:21 +0000

I totally hear you on taking the time with the little one. While I was missing her a couple of weeks ago I thought I could really be much more patient when we’re in the “kid’s aisle” or in “kid stores”. Kids get dragged to the store all the time by their parents and we expect them to patiently follow along without being rude. Why then can’t I spend just a few more minutes letting her look through the kid stuff at Joann’s or walking around a toy store.

I want to be better about that. It made me sad to think I could be a little more generous. The next time we were in Joann’s I bit my tongue, nipped my impatience in the bud and followed along quietly. And I was a better woman and mom for it.