2025/07/08 Accumulating Small Steps ~Special Day and Summer Preparations~

2025/07/08

Feeling the remnants of yesterday's Tanabata, I opened the curtains to find clouds still lingering in parts of the sky.

Even when I opened the window, there was no breeze, and only the heaviness of the air remained slowly on my body.

After finishing my stretches, I sipped my special drink—matcha protein and green juice powder mixed with soy milk—and let my thoughts drift aimlessly.

Tuesdays are days when I let my guard down just a little.
But that is exactly why I want to keep things organized.
With that feeling, I opened my notebook and wrote down just one line of gratitude.

"I want to properly savor the things I take for granted."

The smiles of a "Special Day" and my own little adjustments

"The special day was the best!!"
My eldest daughter told me with a beaming smile when she got home.

Swimming, calligraphy, science, social studies, and art.
A schedule filled only with her favorite subjects, with no Japanese or math.

To her, it seemed it was the best day ever. Perhaps a schedule different from the usual looks special to her.
It was a bit of an unexpected perspective for me, but it seems she hit upon her own

sweet spot for "fun".

It is more than anything a joy that there are days when she can say, "Today was the best!"On the other hand, I talked to her about changing how she approaches her morning studies, moving from counting pages to measuring by "time."

Until now, she had decided to "do two pages of each of the three books every day." However, there were days when things didn't progress as she hoped depending on the content, and she seemed frustrated and impatient about not being able to finish.

How can I support her in facing her learning without putting too much pressure on her? By using time as a standard rather than being swayed by the waves of motivation, she might be able to focus without strain.

With that expectation, I made a small move.

Tickets to my hometown and a small adjustment

I finished booking the Shinkansen and bus for our summer trip back home.
Along with the sense of accomplishment from booking them at a slightly better price, the plans for the trip have started to take shape.

Looking at the cost, I think every year that this is the price of returning to my hometown, and that it really is a long distance.

I pressed the booking confirmation button while picturing the faces of my daughters, who are looking forward to seeing their grandparents.

There are many things my daughters say they want to do while we are back home. Now, how should I put the schedule together? I'm excited.

It's a small saving, but still.
If acting early by looking ahead leads to savings, I think that's an important thing.

Rather than making big changes, taking a sure step.
That might be the way of organizing things that feels most right for me right now.

I will face the "things I have to do" that seem buried in daily life, one by one, without rushing.

Organizing in small ways

In life, there are many things where you don't see immediate results.

But I try to make adjustments. I try things out. I believe that the accumulation of those efforts will eventually become a certain "comfort."

The way of morning study, the preparations for the trip, too.
It doesn't have to be perfect.

I think it's important to make adjustments so that I and my family can spend our time comfortably.

What was something you tried to adjust today?

Perhaps the contours of our lives slowly emerge beyond those small, invisible choices.

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▶︎ Written by a working mom who enjoys her morning time!

▶︎ The morning the star-shaped cheese melted.

▶︎ I fell asleep before the kids and regretted it a little in the morning.
　Even so, a gentle start to summer begins.

Thank you so much for reading until the end!

It doesn't have to be perfect. May a little peace of mind gently support you.
See you again!