Originally written on Gloomy Monday, May 22nd
It's 11 a.m., and the sun is shyly peeking from behind the clouds. It'll only be a few moments, though, before she hides again as the weather here in SoCal has been unforgiving and unspringlike! Egh! Sun, won't you stay for a while?
Kate is down for her morning nap, and I'm trying to enjoy my cup of tea (PG Tips, of course) and my mid-morning snack. It'll only be a bit before I have to dash out to pick up Henry, and then the day turns crazy again! Lately I have found that multitasking is not only a skill, but a prerequisite to raising a three ring circus! So many thoughts and ideas are continually swimming through my head at any given moment, and oftentimes I find myself trying to find tranquility (like in my cup of tea) or in our roses (lovingly cared for and tended by Hank). Behold:
Could this be a sign that spring is near? Oh I hope so! I am also finding that ME TIME is so utterly important nowadays. I've been eager to create something for myself, something that I enjoy doing. It's funny that these thoughts started surging, and then I happened to read Blair's recent post. Here's her thoughts on creating:
I need to take ideas from inside my head to fruition. I need to create with my hands, and my brain. It has occurred to me that, being home with my kids all day, I could literally pick up after them, and clean up *all*day*long. Seriously, without question, there is no shortage of something to be done in every corner, inside and out, all the time.
Amen, sister! Oftentimes I am burning the candle at both ends, and I am at the point where I need to refocus and concentrate on the SIMPLE PLEASURES of every day life! Every day I'm going to do something for myself (whether it be something small, like indulging in my favorite green tea latte or whether something luxurious, like taking a loong nap or even 30 minutes of drawing on the computer!)
So won't you join me? I know there are other tired, multitasking, overworked folks out there! Join me in spoiling yourself! You deserve it, don't you think?
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