Total Opposite

This morning on the drive to school my little was in the backseat entertaining herself. I started thinking about our weekend, and the past few weeks and past few weekends. Trying to figure out exactly what I have going on so that I could be prepared with a generalized mental list of things to do, places to go, and goals I had. Then it hit me, when did it change? When did the norm change from simple to busy. Why is it so normal and common for our lives to be chocked full of things to do that we rarely get to have time to chill. It used to be a treat to go somewhere on the weekends, or a special outing to the store to get new clothes. Now, its a treat to stay home. WHEN DID THIS HAPPNEN? Are we scared that our kids are going to be board at home? Are we scared we will be board at home? Do we find out self worth in our busy? I know my busy will not stop today because I've had this epiphany but I may go through this weekend a little more conscious of it and try to find rest and solace in just being.