Somewhere in the Free State... |
We travelled down to the Garden Route near Plett, en famille, and had the most wonderful time eating, swimming in the sea, lying on the beach, drinking wine, watching sunsets, napping, eating and drinking wine.
And now it's back to normal and back to 2014 and not too soon if you ask me.
Since we arrived home last week I have made a decision that 2014 is the year of Being Kind - and that starts with being kind to myself. So what if there are a few toys lying around the house at any given time of the day? We have three kids, it's going to happen. All the beautiful living with kids house tours you see online doesn't mean that those houses look pristine and perfect all the time!
This also includes being kinder to my kids - not freaking out when toys aren't tidied up immediately before they move onto the next thing. I find clutter affects my ability to think. So this is something I think I may have to work on all year.
Lilia and Daddy on a perfect beach day |
My beautiful girls - Lilia and Grace Mae |
So this year is less wine and less TV in the evenings (I came home and deleted all the episodes of Masterchef Australia that we have missed out on while away. I mean really, who has the time?)
Michael aka The Backseat Bunny Thief |
I'm also going to finally going to start yoga again. I have been planning on doing this since the twins were born, it's literally been on my to do list and I just keep pushing it down to the bottom.
And lastly, I'm going to (definitely!) start blogging more - at lease once a week will be a good start.I'm going to achieve this by planning some posts and actually sitting down and blogging when I feel like it, instead of being distracted by some washing or tidying and the associated guilt.
This blog has really frustrated me over the past year - I haven't had time to get to it with two small babies in the house, but it has kept nagging at me continuously. I've also found it frustrating that it isn't what I want it to be, and then I had a realisation - getting to know some one through a blog, or creating a sense of yourself through one, isn't something that happens immediately. It's like meeting a new friend, one who you get to know a little better through each conversation you have with them. And its exactly like that with a blog. So, persistence.
Lilia goes back to school tomorrow and I must admit that I am a little relieved/excited to have a few hours back in the morning to attack my to do list and tidy out some cupboards and do party planning before work hots up again.
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