Some thoughts on the relationship between peace and sleep. Sleep = peace Sick, teething, overtired = no sleep = no peace Not sleeping long enough = not really peace Nursing to sleep = peace and beauty Trying to nurse to sleep but having your defective breasts run out of milk = awake, crying baby = …
Working 4 days a week rather than 5 is a huge, huge peace-of-mind-maker. Weekends go by quickly enough as it is, and weeks too slowly. I really don’t think I would feel I had enough (synonyms adequate, moderately acceptable, baseline) time with my daughter if we only had the two days at home each week. …
Yesterday was a bit of a challenging day. Baby was up a lot the night before with a fever and fussing. I wasn’t sure how she would do during the day but I had a presentation and meeting so I brought her to mom’s and checked up on her throughout the day. By 1:00 she …
(argh … opening erased … I am TIRED and will not rewrite it. In brief: how do I spend my time, the little tiny bit I have?) So, my time. During the day I sometimes breathe. More often I quickly quickly clean – laundry, pick-up things, fill dishwasher, put away put away. Then check email/facebook. …
After a balanced, peaceful day yesterday, today felt off kilter. Up early with a crying baby. Trying to do too much. Grumpy. The collision between expectations and time. By 8:30 a.m. today I had played with baby, fed her breakfast & cleaned up, made granola and a loaf of bread and other chores. I wish …
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Today, as promised, was dedicated to a massive home & yard clean-up before the week starts. While keeping my eyes on the goal I paid particular attention today to enjoying the process and appreciating moments. The result was productivity, joy and satisfaction even though the goal was not met. A few examples: I managed to …
I’m still o:2 on naps for this 4-day weekend, but that’s not slowing down my enjoyment of a good day. Baby slept in until 8. We shared a smoothie and then the whole family went up to the blueberry patch to pick. Baby & I picked together for a while, then husband took her while …
No alarm clock. Happy morning, midday and afternoon baby. Ripe tomato in the garden. Two long walks in one day with my family. Getting started on house clean-up. Tea. Hearing from two old friends. Filing my final EI report. Fava beans. Baby asleep by 8 on my chest. Ignoring the rest of the chores until …
Today is resonating with that fall feeling. Cooler, crisper weather. Orientation fair on campus and the buzz of a new semester. The end of my first week of work. Bundling up for a walk in the evening. Though summer was long-delayed and short, I don’t mind these early fall days. I’m feeling cozy, connected, nested. …