Today the children went back to school. I find it quite bittersweet. On the one hand "hurrah the blighters are back" but I'm missing them, it's fairly quiet with just M, minus the odd bit noise that he creates - he's pretty good company and has plenty of comedy moments to keep us both entertained.
Highlight today was him running around when we got home from drop off shouting "where are you?" in the bedrooms and playing hide and seek with himself.... I was actually washing up the breakfast things at this point!
I feel I'm defined by the mad mum with 4 kids - must be mental... Yes yes yes but it's good fun for the most part.
Routines are easier when it's term time. I try my hardest to stay motivated and do what is expected of a housewife during the day but I do feel I fall short on the majority of days. Often I've told A he would make a better housewife than me. Don't get me wrong I'm not a complete sloth but I struggle with severe procrastination, I'd much rather build the duplo or read a book to M.This is my time with him, just the two of us. Who wants to spend their days cleaning skirting boards or ironing! I think that I only have a few months left of him before he goes into the "system" so make the most of it now.....
Does it matter I leave the lunch things to wash later? I'm saving water!
M still has a snooze late pm just before school pick up, I normally just grab a quick cuppa and snooze - I do have an alarm set on my phone called "nana nap" recharge the batteries so to speak... Yes I know I'm being that sloth again.
Today was a little different. I got an adult colouring book at Xmas and some proper coloring pens, none of this chunky crayola stuff. Pretty awesome gift. Not too sure if any of you reading know about mindfulness but this is pretty good to getting close to it. Drifting off into a different mindset for a few moments of coloring "meditation" this is another new thing I'm trying... Art therapy! I felt so much more relaxed going to do the school run and the manicness that ensues afters school collection. Nothing wrong with giving it a go.
I'm just catching up the ending of this entry while I put M into a gentle slumber listening to his gruffalo child audio book.
Darkened room and not being able to move until he's drifted off... Rod, own back springs to mind!
New things achieved today....
*art therapy
Jx
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