How fast did the holidays go by! It's only been the 3rd day of school and we are already feeling the grind. Well, I am at least. The girls are going about their business, while I'm rushing them in the background.
Rushing.
It's my biggest problem.
I often rush myself and the people around me. Sometimes it ends with one or both of my girls in tears and Mario intervening to calm everyone down. Me included. And this morning was a rushing day. The girls had a hard time waking up this morning. My fault, of course. I gave in to their pleas after 30-minutes of begging to watch Adriano Zumbo on Masterchef. I paid for it this morning. But it was a different rushing day. It was different because this time Mario did not try to calm anyone down. It was Zara. She was not trying to calm everyone down. Just me. After the 600th reminder to Nyla (in my non-indoor voice) to put her shoes on, I was about to lose it. Zara was all ready standing by the door and I was going up to my room for the 6th time to grab something I had left the 3rd time. Urgh!
When I shut the door behind me and started our power walk/jog to school, Zara said, "Mummy if rushing stresses you out, why do you rush all the time? Maybe if you stay calm you won't forget things so much and you can stay focussed."
I didn't have a come-back for that because she was right. And this brings me to my gratitude for my children. My gorgeous Zara and Nyla who sometimes have to be the adults in the family and put things into perspective. My Zara and Nyla who are mostly patient with me, even when I am not with them. I'm so blessed.
she is a wise one
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