Spring Rhythm

I try to start every season with a new list of music, oil blends, recipes, and daily rhythm. We don’t legalistically follow a schedule. So you won’t find it broken down by hour. Every day is a little different, but they all follow the same general flow:

Refresh, Reset, Recharge, Refocus, Recharge, Reset, Refresh, Rest.

I noticed when I wrote a list of what we did in a day that it naturally followed this pattern regardless of the details. So I just went with that natural rhythm and made it an outline to organize the day. Maybe yours will be a different pattern. But I have included the template for ours. And I’ve provided a sample day here so you can seen an example of the things I fill into mine.

Spring sounds like:

Kacey Musgraves, “Golden Hour” album

The Dip, “Delivers!” album

Amos Lee, “My New Moon” album, “Little Light (Mighty Maya Mix)”, and “Sweet Pea”

H.E.R. “I Used To Know Her: The Prelude”/”Part 2 – EP”

Spring smells like:

Spring Cleaning blend: lemon + lavender

Spring Sunshine blend: bergamot + rosemary

Spring tastes like:

Simple Chicken Salad , Burmese Prawn + Kraut Bowl , Irish Bread Pudding , Mama’s Loaded Potato Soup , Mushroom Alfredo , Kumquat Chutney , The Easiest Fish Soup , Maple Oat Bourbon Punch

Sample Daily Rhythm:

Monday:

Refresh: Pray, make breakfast and coffee, walk dogs, eat, coffee and quiet time for me, play/books for the boys

Reset: unload dishwasher, tidy breakfast mess, load washing machine, make beds

Recharge: outdoor time, open play, exercise, lunch, Isaiah goes down for his nap while Ezra has some quiet down time

Refocus: Ezra’s school day, homekeeping (laundry day), walk dogs, podcast/music/books (no tv, no social media)

Recharge: out to park/playground/library etc., any necessary errands and fresh air

Reset: set the space for evening, light candles, turn on music, put away toys and school materials, spot clean, walk the dogs

Refresh: dinner, family time, bath time

Rest: bedtime for the boys, downtime for Damon and I, bed.