HAPPY NEW YEAR Everyone!!!!! (pic
me doing the running man and singing Happy New Year in the Sprout birthday song
tune, I really am that silly :D) I can hardly believe it’s been two years since
I have posted. Ok, ok, ok for all you who are counting, it’s been two years and eight months (covers face).
Being a single-mom is
time-consuming work, I do have support but the fact of the matter is that I am
the one that really does it all. You parents out there know what I mean – pick-up,
drop-offs, making breakfast, lunch and dinner, snacks for school,
extra-curricular activities, housework, housework and more darn housework,
uuuugh. Shoot I’m getting tired just
thinking of them. My lack of postings
was not due to lack of ideas, just plain tired and lack of time (my aim is to
do better).
The past two years have seen me swamped
with the responsibility of motherhood, adjusting to a new job and just being
consumed with day to day activities. In the latter part of 2014 I made the
decision to focus on enjoying life rather than just existing to do chores and
let life past me by. It was not enough
to just work, work, work – at motherhood, at my job and at household
chores. I found that I was unfulfilled
and I realised I was stuck in a rut and would wake up one day to an adult child
and a life that had happened to me instead of me making it happen. Don’t get me wrong – I didn’t drop my
responsibilities and take off on a romp around the world (grins) but I did, put
things into perspective. So 2015 was a
year of living life and enjoying it. We had weekend trips with family, friends and
just did enjoyable things together – the highlight of which I can say was
travelling for the first time. Yeah,
yeah, yeah I know I am a bit late but that did not make it any less enjoyable (hehehehe). We had a fantastic time and
my baby is still talking about it :)(#Lioncountrysafari #disneysmagickingdom and #shopping were just some of the
highlights) the re-connections and the new connections were icing on the cake. I have also managed to come to terms that the
world will not stop spinning on its axes if I take some much needed time for
myself, and I do mean MYSELF.
Since our last chat, my almost two
year old has become all of four years of age and have started school (sobs as
the time flies). He is a very active, vocal
and highly opinionated individual, who thinks the world revolves around him, as
it rightly does. As with most if all not
all children this age he is stubborn, does not listen (I swear his ears are
only ornaments), talks incessantly and is the most loving person ever. When I am busy there can be moments of
frustration but I have to admit he is the highlight of my days. I live for the moments when he just comes up
and gives me a hug and a kiss and says “mommy I love you so much”. Every night without fail I sit at the edge of
his bed when he is sleeping and look at this wonderful child who has blessed my
life. I feel overwhelming happiness that
he is here, some guilt for getting mad at what I deem to be naughtiness, some
sadness that it is all happening so fast - right before my eyes, but most of
all gratitude that this is my life and I am making the best of it.
The phrase YOLO (You Live Only
Once) has been taken by some to do reckless, mischievous and downright negative
things. For me it means making the most
of this life we have been given, loving each other, being good to each other,
having a heart of gratitude for each day we are presented with and essentially living
each day like it is our last and we will never have another opportunity to make
today possible.
Until next time xoxo (nuh badda look suh man, it won’t be annoda two years), LOL.
PS: My wish for you in this
New Year is to grab life by the arms and take it for a twirl, have fun, love
yourself and others and take each day as the gift that it is.
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