Doing insane things to stay sane.

It's been an interesting week. The temperatures have been at an all time low.  The kids have been home from school all week because of dangerous weather conditions. Emotions have been all over the board.  And lets face it, there just no more good snacks to eat in the pantry to cope.

I've been thinking a lot, since the beginning of the year, about all the things I do to move through this life. It hasn't always been very graceful. I've made healthy choices that feel awful. I've made awful choices that felt healthy.  I've had moments where I have done just enough to get by. And sometimes I do crazy things to just to do the best with the time I have.  Because we all wish we had a few more hours in the day.  Am I right?

I started listing off the insane things I do for sanity:

1.  I set my car clock ahead a few minutes to make myself think I am running behind, just so I can get to where I am going on time.

2.  I vacuum my front porch so I don't have to sweep.

3.  I sneak toys out of the house while the kids are asleep, so I don't have to have the conversation with them of why it should stay when they haven't played with it in over a year.

4.  I go to bed at the same time as my kids so that I can wake up at ridiculous hours in the morning just to have "me time".

5.  I insist that the kids eat a balanced meal while I will inhale a cookie to spare clean up for one more person.

6.  I sometimes make decisions in my relationship, as if I were single, like what stays and goes in the house, to make life a bit more simple.

I am sure we all have quirks and weird routines.  The things that anyone else would look at and question how we ever decided that was a good idea because there is a better way of thinking or reasoning. And yet, there are those that would say we are genius.

What are the things that you do to stay sane? The oddball ideas that get you through life.  What are the sillies you embrace that keep you happy?

Today, embrace the insanity that keeps you sane!