I want, I want, I want…

I don't know about you, but I probably said those words more times than I care to remember as a kid. Do you have that same recollection? Do you hear it from your kids? Grandkids? When I saw an advertisement for the cool roller skates in the Sears catalog, I want it quickly came out of my mouth. If I saw something my friend had that wasn't in our repertoire of toys, I want it was uttered by one of my sisters or myself. Five sisters, all chanting at one time or another, I want it. I want it. I want it. Maybe this is how Marie Kondo got started.

As my mind allows me to travel back in time, I remember trips with my daughters to my mom and dad’s lake house in Illinois. When they were four and five, my mom, their Grandmother, would entertain them by climbing up into the attic to retrieve and share with them the toys that I grew up with as a child. The toys were carefully brought down the attic steps and spread out on the living room floor. All three of them sitting on the floor for hours playing with Tinkertoy’s, Lincoln Logs and Lego’s these building sets were a fun way for them to exercise their creativity and use their imagination. Connect 4 was a fan favorite and an exciting strategy game. Up off the floor and on to the kitchen table, they would pull out a deck of cards and play Crazy Eights, a game that requires both focus and patience, as you may know, in Crazy eights, concentration is key.