We had a super busy Easter and lots of fun. Mick & Jess came to visit us with toddler Archie and baby Oli. Archie and Hugo got along perfectly, with hardly a bicker to be heard. Eloise tried to keep up, getting smothered along the way, and baby Oli delighted us with his alert gaze and easy smile.
We organised a mini easter egg hunt in our living room. I had made little baskets for the boys which they quickly filled up. We went on several outings to various parks to snack on the grass and kick a ball. We had nice simple meals at home and managed on a few occasions to have all four children asleep at once. It never lasted long but we made a point of enjoying those moments nevertheless. We all went to bed a little past our usual bedtime but it was worth it!
The nicest part of it all was the feeling of finally being able to do things and have fun while doing them. A few months ago, I felt I had lost my enthusiasm for almost any activity or outing, feeling like it was all a huge complicated series of chores and expeditions. But things are turning around, slowly but surely, and we are starting to see what the future might look like.
Kids running around on the grass or playing in the 'fun' room while we chat away in the living room. Kids who need our attention just a little less. Kids getting along beautifully and having fun sleepovers and secret games. We're getting there. We're getting there.
We organised a mini easter egg hunt in our living room. I had made little baskets for the boys which they quickly filled up. We went on several outings to various parks to snack on the grass and kick a ball. We had nice simple meals at home and managed on a few occasions to have all four children asleep at once. It never lasted long but we made a point of enjoying those moments nevertheless. We all went to bed a little past our usual bedtime but it was worth it!
The nicest part of it all was the feeling of finally being able to do things and have fun while doing them. A few months ago, I felt I had lost my enthusiasm for almost any activity or outing, feeling like it was all a huge complicated series of chores and expeditions. But things are turning around, slowly but surely, and we are starting to see what the future might look like.
Kids running around on the grass or playing in the 'fun' room while we chat away in the living room. Kids who need our attention just a little less. Kids getting along beautifully and having fun sleepovers and secret games. We're getting there. We're getting there.
Below is a poem that fits perfectly between your 2 most recent postings because it illustrates exactly what you have experienced in these past couple of weeks: Troubling negative feelings inserted themselves into your life, draining you of joy but then
ReplyDeletefeelings of hope and good cheer came along filling the emptiness created by the self doubt. So maybe it is true that the human being is like a guest house hosting a varied range of visiting feelings that must be allowed to come and go, all leaving lessons behind.
"The Guest House"
This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they are a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.
The dark thought, the shame, the malice.
meet them at the door laughing and invite them in.
Be grateful for whatever comes.
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.
— Jellaludin Rumi
Perfectly chosen. Thank you!
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