Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Resting


















Simple tasks have been so hard to accomplish. Little jobs like laundry became such large energy giving jobs. Being in the kitchen and planning meals again seemed overwhelming. Stepping back from the emotion of it all, I started to realize that I was overly tired from Liam's birthday. We ended up having our church over for bible study last Thursday, and hosted a special meal in order to share in the celebration with Liam. We served pulled pork, cilantro coleslaw, baked beans, bread, cold watermelon, lumpia (filipino egg rolls) and two crunch top apple pies. Ross was working late on both days that we celebrated Liam's birthday, so the cleaning and the cooking fell on me. Which at the time wasn't a bad thing. I loved being able to share this milestone with our loved ones.

But on Friday I found myself so exhausted. Liam and I took a four hour nap. And the days after that were just so hard. Little tasks just seemed to take up so much energy. My mood, I am ashamed to say was not the best. For myself or for my family. So on Monday I realized that the to do list had to go and we had to do some serious resting. We did a bunch of little tasks that made us happy. There was a lot of play, a few chores, and during nap time, I played with an old work in progress, and started a new one. There was no rush to finish these crafting projects - and that to me was so healing. The process of crafting in itself can be very centering. Therapeutic. It helps me to hone in and focus, whereas sometimes my focus can seem scattered and nonexistent. I could feel my mood improving. And I know my family felt the benefits of it.

Isn't it so interesting - the rhythms we have in our days. When things are different (like a celebratory week) and that rhythm changes, how hard we have to work to get back in alignment - physically and emotionally. There really is a time for everything - a time to work and a time to rest. And rest is just as important as the work. I hope you all have an amazing balanced day of rest and work.


4 comments:

  1. What a lovely post with such calming photos. I know exactly what you mean: the highs are great but then we need time to recover and rest afterwards.

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    1. Gillian, thank you so much for stopping by! I am such a fan of your blog and your words and your snapshots of your life. Have a wonderful day. Aloha.

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  2. The pictures of Liam sleeping are sooo sweeet :) I used to be able to read books with no stopping, but now in my semi-retirement, I'm finding my head snapping up too often after falling asleep in mid-sentence - thank you for reminding us that it's good to rest, even outside our weekly day of rest, and we shouldn't feel guilty! Oh, and I used to take a nap at the same time as the Preschool keiki every day - it was the only way I could keep up with them, LOL!

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    1. I know! Tell me about it! Children really do require such a large out of energy. Usually I don't have to nap with him, that's when I get some sewing time in. But lately I've really been taking advantage of those nap times with him. Sometimes I still feel tired! Hopefully this will pass and we will be back into our normal routine of things. Thank you so much for stopping by Ann! Aloha!

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