Dreamer

New day, new month, new opportunity to thrive!

While I am currently hating my decision to become a PhD (but who doesn’t?) as I have to write a new article (and trust me, I would pretty much prefer to start a 365-day challenge here, than to write an article about ergonomics in wineries), I decided to warm up my writing skills with this soft piece!

Being the start of a new month, it’s obvious we’ll talk about June plans, and of course as a token of love for you, a little checklist for International Children’s Day!

June Goals

But to be fair and square, let’s start with what is more rigorous and let the playtime last! As this month is full of work, but I discovered that I have 2 free days, I’m not so keen on making big plans! However here you have a little inside!

• Finish and send the article before the 10th of June. (that means, 9 days to go)
• Go home twice!
• Finish Becoming
• Upload at least 3 new Amazon books!
• Start a darts Travel game
• Buy peonies as I still can
• Reflect on the previous 5 months cause it’s one month till the half year!
• Start being a squirrel as it’s warm and go gather winter craft supplies!

And I will stop here, as I don’t want to be disappointed 30 days from now when I cross the line and see that work caught up more time than intended!

And now, that I’ve shared with you what my adult self has to do this month, let’s see what my inner child would love to do today (and I encourage all of you to take as much care of your inner child as you would with your children).

In previous years, I created a children’s bucket list that you can check here! And there are some other articles you can find with a search on this blog about this topic! However, this year I want to focus on our Inner Children and give you 10 ideas to celebrate it today!

10 Ideas to Celebrate Your Inner Child

• Allow yourself to cry! I’m not saying to cry on purpose without a reason, all I am saying is that I’ve been in crappy situations and while my heart was weeping my brain was don’t cry, don’t cry, don’t cry! And that pretty much is how you disconnect from your inner child. Imagine as a kid when people tell you not to cry, cause you are ugly, a big boy/girl whatever. That leaves marks! And so does talking to you that way too!
• Watch your favorite Cartoon! I for instance love to watch cartoons once in a while, but it’s been a guess 2 years now due to lack of time. Dwelling into those favorite cartoons allows you to feel nostalgic and it actually might trigger some happy hormone complex! I think today we can all choose a good old Totally Spiece, What’s up Andy? , Witch or whatever is your favorite instead of Grey’s Anatomy, Suits, or simply whatever is on Netflix!
• Swing a little! (In a swing chair, of course! In the park!) While writing this I re-discovered my dirty mind, but seriously, going to the park, hopping on to the swing, and spending hours with my headphones on, was great therapy when I was depressed! It reminded me of my childhood swing and how my grandpa used to swing me up in the air!
• Buy yourself a treat! I don’t know about you, but I grew up in a family that wasn’t poor but wasn’t rich either, so some treats were for special occasions like Christmas! I remember Kinder Bueno was to be eaten between Christmas and New Year’s, and it tasted so good! Otherwise, it was too expensive at that time to buy it every week! So, go and buy yourself a treat that makes you happy and that you haven’t bought for a while!
• Write down all your childhood games! You know jumping row tournaments, or whatever was your go-to! And maybe try to play a little!
• Go down memory lane with pictures! Find that picture box and dwell into it!
• Write down the life you wanted when you were a child, cross off things you achieved, and then make a comparison: what you have achieved is better than what you wished? Will you trade your life for your back then dreams How are you standing?
• Play a little! Whether it’s paint, coloring books, water balloon fights, sand castles, or crown flowers! Let it loose and shake away that stress for a while!
• The eternal why: Ask why! As children we are asking why, because we want to discover things, to understand! This practice might help you understand yourself better and be more mindful!
• See your parents and grandparents! As someone who is without grandparents, and only with a mom, I really encourage you to spend some time with them! Time flies so quickly and to me, is the fear of loneliness if my mom passes away! I have a sister, but she has her family too, so, it will be just me, left to nobody, once mom is gone!

So, here you have them! 10 ideas to help you spend your day with your inner child! You’ll find them in the printable section as well to ease your checking list way!

I hope you find it helpful and of course have #adreamerlife as always! I’ll go back to my hole of research!

Cristiana Apreutese