April 21 2013

Today I had decided to go to pump class. I checked the gym timetable for when it started, got there on time to discover the timetable was wrong and the class was nearly over. :-(

I did a workout in the gym anyway but my heart wasn't in it.

I came home, pottered about the house. Baby girl made sandwiches for lunch. Then we went to the cinema to watch The great and powerful Oz. I think they both enjoyed it. I had seen it before.

Then home again. I made dinner we ate at the table together, as we usually do. R cleaned up and we watched a bit of TV before bed.

Do u eat dinner together at the table? Do u eat as a family or does everyone do their own thing?

I like that we eat together. We chat about our day. We consider the pit and the peak and share things that have happened.

It's nice to know we have this time to talk.

I have always tried to have family time at the dinner table. It encouraged baby girl to eat properly when she was younger. Making it easier for her to eat in restaurants too.

It always made time that she knew we could talk without TV interruptions. I would listen to her tales about school. She would listen to my tales about work. Now R joins in telling stories and sharing tales about his day.

It's an important part of our day.

If u don't do it yet, give it a try. Your family will luv it. Eventually.

January 21 2013

I was just on Facebook and saw that today is "Blue Monday", this is the day we are most likely to be feeling down.  When I posted that as my status I got a comment from a friend in the USA telling me how he always lile Mondays as he gets to hear from his friends across the Pond.  What makes your Mondays better?  Is there something that is guarenteed to cheer you up?
I thought about that for a while and realised that for me it is family and friends that cheer me up and lift my spirits.
I am lucky to have a brilliant daughter and a great extended family.  My new hubby is pretty cool too.  These people are the ones that lift me when I am down.  They don't even need to be in the same room as me.  I can think about the last thing they said to me, the last txt I received and that hug before I left for work this morning. 
I know that these things cost nothing but mean so much.
Today the good thing in my life is family, whether it is the family you were born into or the family we choose for ourselves, be grateful for them, use them when you feel down, look to them to make sure they are feeling okay. 
Mostly, just love them.  Tell them every day.  Show them every day.  Don't let them have any doubt how much they mean to you.  One day they may not be there.