Ever have one of those weeks when your brain feels foggy and you seem to be functioning on auto-pilot? You crave doing nothing. Mind-numbing TV, and even that's tiring. I think it comes from when there is too much crammed in, the 'to-do' list that we carry around in our heads seems to be getting longer and longer. When you never do anything but multi-task and yet there are still a multitude of tasks left to do. Last week, the straw that broke the camel's back for me was the pressure of keeping our house unrealistically tidy for potential buyers, and at the drop of a hat. By Friday, I'd had enough.
At this point, you need to be able to properly recharge your batteries, or you simply stop functioning (like my bloody awful landline phones that drive me nuts, conking out every time you pick them up). Luckily we were invited by some great friends to Dorset for the weekend. What a perfect and timely change of scene!
Picture this:
6 children, our 3 their 3, same sexes for the same ages - perfect
Sunny autumnal weather, and lunch outside on big squishy cushions - perfect
A fine bottle of rose (given the weather) - perfect
The surrounding landscape, lush and green, and picture perfect
An afternoon cycling, scooting and playing outside - perfect
Delicious supper, exhausted children, blazing open fire - perfect
A morning of pony rides and blackberry picking - perfect
A large family lunch, the children merrily scoffing hot dogs (BBQed) and sharing stories - perfect
A traffic-free car journey home, zzzing for 2 hours whilst husband drives - perfect!
And what of now? Children are asleep, homework done, washing done, bisuits baked, kitchen floor mopped, house immaculate, blog being updated and tweeked, and I might even get time to watch sky +ed Home and Away... Batteries Officially Recharged (even if To Do list is still gargantuan).
Mx
PS Here's a little video of me letting loose on the zip-wire at the park with Cici!
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