and it’s been sunny too!
We haven’t done anything specific – i’ve been pottering and getting various jobs done, but what has been nice about it is how much dd has amused herself today. We’ve done some stuff together – she helped hanging out the washing for example, and made her own lunch again – but a lot of the time she’s just been happy to get on with her own little projects with me in and out.
She’s done jigsaws (methodically at that!), played with fuzzy felt, made glitter piccies, used a workbook (colour and wipe animals and shapes), played Thomas, Trouble on the Tracks on the computer and just generally been lovely. It’s amazing what a difference it’s made to my state of mind – I’m at the evening, and although I’m physically tired (ds having me up at 6 didn’t help!) I feel fine in myself.
We did have a few moments of trauma – as when she managed to trip over ds and I didn’t know who to pick up first (moments when it is really useful that dp works from home – boy can he get down the stairs quickly when I yell!) – and we’ve argued a tiny bit tonight, but overall, it’s been good.
It’s meant that I located paperwork, managed to do some business emails, hooked up with someone to arrange a day out later in the week for us (in fact two someones and two days out!) got washing done and hung outside (she came out and played on her climbing frame in the sunshine which was great), done financial stuff, discussed recipes and caught up with some de-cluttering, and ds has had a nice day too instead of forever being ignored while I fight with dd.
Now all I’ve got to do is figure out why today went so well and whether I can repeat it!
