tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678783807648507518.post600437234523461606..comments2012-07-02T18:51:12.088-07:00Comments on Simple, Soup, & Soul: time...Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01880809333077218301noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678783807648507518.post-63866662369946264982012-07-02T18:51:12.088-07:002012-07-02T18:51:12.088-07:00good on you hannah. catherine made some great com...good on you hannah. catherine made some great comments, the main one for me being that our kids will fare well in the end, even if we don't give them 100% of our time, and actually, i believe they will do even better if allowed a bit of their own time (either in daycare a couple of day a week, or just learning to play on their own now and then). it's all about balance, isn't it? they need to be happy, and so do we... good luck with your promise to yourself, and i will make sure you stay on track!! xxxxFlorencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08212624388453389852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678783807648507518.post-1812320236240432702012-06-18T02:10:23.615-07:002012-06-18T02:10:23.615-07:00Hello Hannah, yes here I am indeed...can you see m...Hello Hannah, yes here I am indeed...can you see me waving??!! I find myself entirely identifying with your personal reflections..the gasping for air & scrabbling to find a place..my place in the world. Looking back, I truly wish that I had taken time out from my own children (3) they would have been just fine & I might have been a lot happier..even though they were good enough years I felt that "I" got rather lost in the process. When we are time deprived we can imagine that large chunks of elasticated time would be truly blissful...funny thing is, when the large spaces re-arrive it can be all a little too rattly & not quite as we imagined, so carving out small determined bits is probably the best possible solution for any of us. I will look forward to seeing what unfolds for you in the coming months. Never fear the bud is not locked, it will soon begin to loosen..in it's own time..& you do have time my dear. One thing I must mention too...when I became particularly unwell back in October & I feared that I would never be well again the discomfort & the need for answers rather created it's own impetus & I can now already say that I am sooo grateful for the immense amount that I have learnt because of my illness & the resolutions that have come in certain things that I had been stuck with all my life before the crisis. Have a lovely week. Much love Catherine x0x0xCatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377061243543771813noreply@blogger.com