Taking a "Long Cut"...

Hot off the presses - here's one of the latest ideas from Fishful Thinking to help families Rush Less and Live More...

You can help your family enjoy the benefits of doing less and slowing down by challenging yourself to take a few "long cuts" (the opposite of a short cut) each week.

Here are some "long cut" ideas to get you started:

• Make dough together and bake a pizza at home rather than ordering one for delivery.
• Set your To-Do list aside for an hour and use that time to read a book with your child, swing at the park, or play "Name That Cloud."
• Create a Not-To-Do list and ask family members to name one thing they won't do that day and how they will use that time instead (e.g., I won't sweep the stairs and I'll use that time to tell knock-knock jokes, or I won't make the beds and I'll use that time to have a pillow fight with my kids).

I SO need to make a Not-To-Do list. I could definitely get on board with the whole not making the bed thing. The pizza dough, on the other hand, I may have to get from the refrigerated section from the grocery store. :)