Thank goodness its Friday!

Edit:  So I started writing this post on Friday afternoon but then got called away by little people before I quite got to the end.  So its Fridays post on Sunday.....Hows that for keeping it real and ordinary?! 

As I sit here drinking my hot coffee, listening to the boys play outside I'm relieved the week is over.  There is nothing more I would like to do then curl up on the couch and watch movies.  In fact I think that's about all tonight will contain.

I always find Fridays like that.  The boys are tired from a full week, I'm tired from a couple of days of long days of parenting as Grant works long hours in our business at the end of the week and to finally come home after the school after dropping by at our business to catch up on plans and so forth before we hit home.....Well to simply stop......It feels like luxury.

We are out this weekend, visiting friends and family for birthdays.  Yes, the year is in full swing and the time for pressing in to be mindful is here.

Collage has started, though I'm still waiting on my course curriculum, workshops are booked in and brand new fresh Church ministries are in the pipeline.  Its going to be a big one I think!

Which means focusing on living simply is more important then ever.  Eating good food, getting lots of sleep, spending time in the garden and ensuring each area of our lives is given the amount of time it deserves.  It does not mean balance will all be achieved at once, because that only ends up with me running about like a headless chook.  Multitasking.....whats that even about??  I just end up feeling like I start 10 jobs and finish none.  Don't get me wrong I'm quite capable of tidying up the kitchen while dinner is simmering, with the washing machine whirring in the background but that my friends is as good as it gets.  Realistically I'm only doing one job at a time actually, which is tidying the kitchen as the stove is simmering the dinner and the machine is doing its own thing.  I'm grateful for fully automatic washing machines, if it was up to me to remember each stage I'm quite sure my boys would end up with no clothes to wear!  I can be a tiny bit forgetful.......OK........Totally absent minded at times.  I once sewed right through my finger with the sewing machine (I really don't recommend it.) and I cant tell you how many times I have completly forgotten the oven was on with my baking inside until the smoke detectors started screeching.....

I think when life is in a busy season, living simply becomes even more important.  Being mindful and present whilst doing the simple home making jobs brings a calm and peace I find.  When I'm stressed the thing I love to do is clear out the house from people and clean it top to bottom methodically.  It takes a good few hours and a cuppa or two is enjoyed and a sit in the sun, but by the end of the day I usually have a clean house, and a quiet mind.  When I am home alone I notice the little things, the smell of fresh air as I open the windows, the breeze flowing through, the very faint smell of home made laundry liquid on the clothes that reminds me of my Grandparents.  As order is restored in the home, order is restored in my mind.  My frayed nerves from small boisterous boys settle and I'm reminded that this season of teddies, duplo, freshly and neatly folded clothes carelessly shoved in wardrobes until they resemble a wrinkled mess, blankets and pillows strewn on the couch and muddy shoes throw where ever they land is not forever.  I try to ensure the boys look nice but alas I have to settle for slightly rumpled ragamuffins most of the time.

Anyway, I'm in dire need for my second coffee this morning, so I hope you are all having a lovely weekend.  The sky is blue and the sun is shining here.  A lovely mild day!

Much love,
Emma
xx
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