Winnie the Pooh: What do you like doing best in the world, Christopher Robin?
Christopher Robin: I like doing nothing.
Winnie the Pooh: How do you do nothing?
Christopher Robin: Doing nothing is when you a grown up asks you, "What are you going to do?" and you say, "Nothing," and then you go and do it.
Christopher Robin: I like doing nothing.
Winnie the Pooh: How do you do nothing?
Christopher Robin: Doing nothing is when you a grown up asks you, "What are you going to do?" and you say, "Nothing," and then you go and do it.
Nothing makes me happier than when my Spike and Thor are engaged in an activity. Playing school. Building with blocks. Baking play-doh cookies. Putting a baby penguin down for a nap. Coloring for more than 10 seconds. Doing a puzzle. Ahh....love it.
But engaging activities do not usually happen naturally. If left to their own devices, I usually find Spike and Thor doing Nothing. And nothing for them generally includes making a mess. Doing Nothing for Thor often means chewing and drooling on something random, like a napkin ring. Doing Nothing for Spike often means putting random small items into a container. It would not annoy me so much if that container ended up holding all of one category of items: a grocery bag of all the blocks, a yogurt container of puzzle pieces, or a shoe box of train tracks would not bother me. But a gift bag full of a small stuffed animal, the aforementioned napkin ring, one puzzle piece, six train tracks, and a few bead necklaces....which I find in the refrigerator....that annoys me. Usually these containers full of randomness represent a "present" to me or perhaps a "lunch" that Isaac has concocted.
Often doing Nothing leads to little treasures throughout my house as well. I find a lamby on my bathroom counter, a panda bear in my pantry, a mimi and duct tape on a shelf, Mr. Potato Head in the fridge, and a Little People construction worker with that same damn napkin ring around his waist ("Look Mom, he's wearing a dress!").
I have bins, baskets, and containers for everything: two for baby toys, one for puzzles, one for cars, another for balls, kitchen stuff, dress up clothes, stuffed animals... Everything has a home. Whether it finds its way there or not is another story.
But engaging activities do not usually happen naturally. If left to their own devices, I usually find Spike and Thor doing Nothing. And nothing for them generally includes making a mess. Doing Nothing for Thor often means chewing and drooling on something random, like a napkin ring. Doing Nothing for Spike often means putting random small items into a container. It would not annoy me so much if that container ended up holding all of one category of items: a grocery bag of all the blocks, a yogurt container of puzzle pieces, or a shoe box of train tracks would not bother me. But a gift bag full of a small stuffed animal, the aforementioned napkin ring, one puzzle piece, six train tracks, and a few bead necklaces....which I find in the refrigerator....that annoys me. Usually these containers full of randomness represent a "present" to me or perhaps a "lunch" that Isaac has concocted.
Often doing Nothing leads to little treasures throughout my house as well. I find a lamby on my bathroom counter, a panda bear in my pantry, a mimi and duct tape on a shelf, Mr. Potato Head in the fridge, and a Little People construction worker with that same damn napkin ring around his waist ("Look Mom, he's wearing a dress!").
I have bins, baskets, and containers for everything: two for baby toys, one for puzzles, one for cars, another for balls, kitchen stuff, dress up clothes, stuffed animals... Everything has a home. Whether it finds its way there or not is another story.
Oh, you make me laugh. Thanks for starting my day with a smile!
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