Most of what I write in the journals for our children or in this blog and elsewhere is things about them, so we can remember it together when they are older. I thought it would also be helpful to once in a while capture my thoughts and feelings at this stage so they can hopefully better understand me. So Davin, Miren and William, here are some things about me...
1) I obsess about what you eat, and would love to make everything from scratch, but struggle with that a bit between working and balancing with Dame's preferences.
2) I am not the most patient mother, and am working on not yelling and getting upset when you don't listen, as an almost 3 & 5 year old are apt to do.
3) Your dad and I have spent enless hours talking about your education and what we want it to be. It is a big motivator for trying to move back east and have you all go to the Waldorf school there. Hopefully it all works out.
4) I love singing very loudly in the car when no one else is there, to all types of music, including dance and country.
5) I'm trying to get motivated and get back running now that William is settling into a bit of a schedule.
6) I love to read, and hope to instill a love of reading into each of you. It is such a source of joy for me, and many times a much needed escape.
7) I love snacking on potato chips (especially while reading, see above), and am always trying to cut back!
8) I love making things - sewing, knitting, felting, whatever. It provides such a sense of accomplishment for me, and I love learning new skills and trying new things. The pleasure when they turn out as I had hoped makes me a little giddy. (Example - I installed my first zipper for some Christmas gifts this year, and couldn't stop showing it to your dad. We're both geeks at heart, just with a slightly different focus!)
9) Although I'm not much for cooking, I do love baking, but am now always thinking about ways to modify some old favorites to keep them yummy while better for us.
10) I am back to work 3 days a week now that William is 4 months old, and more than a little heartsick about it. I would much prefer to be with you all the time, while still pursuing some of my goals and interests when I can.
11) Our best friends right now are Catherine and Richard, and their daughter Veronica is Davin's best bud (or her "twin" as she prefers to call her). It is tough to find couples where everyone likes one another, but we all really get along and have a lot of fun together.
12) My favorite colour is robin egg blue, your dad's is orange.
13) We would love to travel with you all more, but not sure it is in the budget in the short term.
14) We are really struggling with the level of consumerism and the focus of buy, buy, buy that seems to be so prevalent in society these days, and are trying to look inward at ways to simplify and reduce our spending and consumption.
15) We all love our jammies and spend many days in them not bothering to get dressed. If we do go out somewhere you guys start stripping as soon as we get home and get right back in your comfy jammies.
16) Overall we're home bodies, preferring just hanging out together as a family and going for quiet walks together over being out with crowds of people.
17) Without really realizing it initially, we're considered somewhat unconventional when it comes to some of the choices we are making for you guys, from the all natural healthcare and cleaning products, to many of the toys we buy, to the foods we eat, to the movies and tv we watch (or more often, don't watch), to our thoughts on schooling. We are making these choices because we think they are the best ones for us and you, and hope that as you get older you feel that way too!
