schedule a play time into every day

the 50 ways to cope with stress (it's been hanging in my cube for years) has certainly helped ease some high strung anxiety and alter some rotten habits over the years. but some days getting up early, saying hello to a stranger and throwing a paper plane can only get me so far. after i read articles like this, hear stories like this and spend too many hours in the gd 395 tunnel, the best thing i can do is have play time. last night we made ooey gooey rice krispie treats and atticus splashed more water on me and the floor then in the tub while i fashioned a mohawk on his beautiful head. the dishes, vacuuming, flossing, etc, can wait another day.