Life lately
Written by Nez, Posted in My Thoughts, Comments: leave another one
Last week, the biggest occasion in this house was my birthday. It was my 33 birthday. Yes, I’m 33 years old. Before I wrote this, I had to count and make sure of my age. Somehow after your 30th birthday you kind of lose track of your age. It does happens, wait till you reach the big 30.
Its not easy to celebrate your birthday when you have a 3 years old child. Every time I talk about my birthday, Muli reminds me to say “It is not your birthday mommy, its Muli’s birthday”. Sigh.
We are not too much into buying gifts on our birthdays, usually the one having a birthday chooses a place to go for dinner. Cullo prefers no gifts for his birthday but a good book, a weekend getaway or even a morning run on his birthday get him to smile for days. Though he prefers no gifts, he likes to surprise me with gifts on my birthday. I was excited when he gave me this small handbag. Really now, how can he be so thoughtful?. Thanks once again Cullo!
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My birthday always overshadows valentines day. Valentines day is just two days after my birthday so it often goes un noticed. This year was different because Muli can speak very well and she told us that she needs a hat to take to school. Cullo made her a hat and she brought us valentines day card from school. Only that she refused to let us keep the card saying its hers. Yikes!
Funny as that hat may look, girlfriend adores it ha!. I forgot to take her pics on a valentines day, these pics I took a day after when I noticed her love for the hat.
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The goods that we shipped from France arrived yesterday. Yaaaaay! When I saw a container in front of our house and guys preparing to offload, it finally hit me “the life we had in France is packed in the container”. Our bikes, Muli’s toys, our documents, hiking shoes and many many more. Nothing was now holding me me back to do anything. Like I postponed hiking because I did not want to buy hiking shoes. Right there I felt I’m ready to start a new chapter of my life.
I later called my sister to say I am now ready to go back to work. She laughed hard and said she thought she will never hear me say those words, ever!. Ha! Really? hahaha!
Its not that I did not want to go back to work. The reason for me to appear a bit calm about going to work is that for my 33rd year , I gave myself a gift to take things easy. A gift to slow down. A gift to be present in every situation in my life. I wanted to embrace my stay at home, knowing that its not going to last forever. The thought of taking things easy makes my mentality to change, I don’t feel stress. My present place becomes pleasing, my gratitude multiplies, my sleep is undisturbed. Instead of spending every moment worrying about tomorrow, I rest more, make time for friends, prepare good meals for my family, go for long runs and laugh more.
I will be taking things easy as I journey trough 2015. Tackle my goals with ease making sure I don’t over work myself yet still keep my eyes on my goals.
Now, back to unpacking for me. Have a fab day.
Take care,
Nez