Sunday, 30 May 2010

Spring walking


Enjoyed a lovely walk today. After being housebound yesterday (don't ask!!)
There is nothing like walking in the English countryside, surrounded by nthe sounds of birdsong and the wind whispering through the trees, the scents of wild garlic, May blossom and fresh rain on asphalt. Being in nature is very medative and restorative.









We also discovered The Station in Richmond http://www.richmondstation.com/ and enjoyed a drink and naughty cake in the cafe there. The main meals looked so good we will be returning!


Monday, 17 May 2010

The Big Weekend!

I had a busy weekend down in Telford. On Friday I went to a study day with Ina May Gaskin. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ina_May_Gaskin before I started this course I had never heard of this amazing woman!
The weekend was exhausting and invigorating, being with so many fiesty women always gives me a buzz!
There were some great speakers Rob Parsons who had me in tears of sadness and joy; http://authorpages.hoddersystems.com/RobParsons/author.htm, Kate Evans author of The Food of Love; your formula for success. http://www.thefoodoflove.org/, James Mcquillan who appeared in the 2009 Apprentice and the finale with Davina McCall getting uber excited about birth and Ina May Gaskin were superb.
Meeting up with so many of the fabulous women that I have met over the last couple of years was a highlight...being woken after only 5 hours sleep by a fire alarm and after 6 hours by noisy nieghbours were lowlights!

Driving down felt a little lonely, the last time I did a road trip I had a chatter buddy!  Coming back however, I cranked up the iPod and put my foot down, I really enjoyed the trip (until I got to the 50 zone where they are widening the A1!).

I was in the bad books though for going away and leaving 'my baby' on her 14th birthday!! She seemed to enjoy having friends over, her big sister made her a cake and I was home in time for a birthday tea and present opening though!


Wednesday, 12 May 2010

Reflective day.

I have spent the day so far being very quiet and reflective. Letting iTunes choose the sounds and reading some old posts from friends on their blogs....it has inspired me to put my thoughts onto the screen.

I do wonder why we blog...it's sort of like a diary or journal but is potentially very public. I wonder who reads what I write, if anyone...I often censor what I put so as not to offend anyone who stumbles upon my ramblings! Then I read the blogs that my friends have written, each one as unique as the people who write them, yet each as inspiring and interesting as you could possibly imagine. I hear their voices as if they were telling me their stories face to face whilst sharing a drink and piece of cake and also glimpse aspects of their lives and personalities that I didn't know before.

Over my 40+ years on planet earth I have wasted a lot of time wanting to be someone else...anyone else! Other peoples lives have always fascinated me...however I am beginning to realise more and more that I have a good life. I have so many people in my life that I love and who love me. I am married to my teenage sweetheart and we are as much in love now as we were all those years ago, we are looking to the future and dreaming about what it may hold for us. I have three children, my babies...they will always be my babies...who are growing into the most amazing young adults. I have so much love for them...yes they have each presented me with challenges and I am sure they will continue to do so! They have also provided me with the greatest rewards...being a mother is my life's best work...
Then there are all the amazing, creative, loving and nurturing women that I have met, too many to mention but all have made their unique impressions upon my heart.

I am enjoying discovering who I am...from being a small girl I knew that children were my future. I worked hard to become a nursery nurse and loved my babysitting, nannying and childminding. I adored being a mummy...and will always treasure this as my dream job!
Then, in 2001, I began a new adventure, training to become a homeopath. I met more fabulous people (you only have to look at my friend list on facebook to get an idea of how many!) and began to trust and believe in myself more and more.
2007 saw me stepping further down the road of self discovery, with the beginning of my antenatal teacher training, I can't believe that I am 2 and a half years along...I have met more gorgeous women. I love the challenge of studying, I don't think I will ever stop! I wonder if I will ever say "yes, this is it, I have arrived where I am meant to be, found out who I am"? I doubt it...

Well my fingers and toes have grown cold from sitting at the computer for so long (how can it be this cold in May??) I feel that I have indulged for long enough there are things to do in the 'real' world so I will sign off for now, thank you for listening!
Big hugs and kisses to all the lovely people who I have met on the road, thank you for inspiring me loving me keeping me sane and even giving me a metaphorical slap when I needed it! Have a cake on me!


Tuesday, 11 May 2010

Hmmm....well I have that Monday morning feeling, but it's Tuesday afternoon! What's that all about??
I should be feeling good as I have just completed the the final piece of work for level one of the training, and I am excited to be going to see Ina May Gaskin on Thursday. And yet I still feel lethargic and demotivated about everything. I will just ride it out though and see what happens. 

We had a lovely un-birthday tea for our eldest daughter on Sunday, children's party food, Disney princess cake and some very silly singing on Singstar!

There was a beautiful sunset too to round the day off.