Freedom

This week Niklas started this first full day at school. I think he woke up on the wrong side of bed on Monday because I literally had to drag him out of the house, him crying and me feeling sorry for the poor boy. Pulling him towards school and him sniffing, made me feel like a rotten mum. But as we got closer to school, he had stopped sniffing and was happier once he saw other kids in their uniforms, even a couple of his friends waving at him. Guess this emotional ups and downs will be felt for a little while longer than expected.

No more kids from 0855 to 1510, I was free to do whatever I wanted. So far, whenever I wanted to stay home, there was always something more interesting to do out. At the moment, I find myself looking at my watch every so often afraid that I'd miss picking up the kids. Walked down Penny Street, glanced at my watch, turn down towards Market Place, looked up at the clock on the museum ..... I felt so out of place with so much time on my hands. I guess I'll have to let this slowly sink in. It's been so long since I've had so much time to kill and it feels .... unreal.

But loads of things are being lined up. They include a cross stitch project which has to be finished by December, meeting up with several groups for knitting per week and also making headway on my own knitting projects which I have too many of. When I bunch them all up, adding the household chores, laundry and cooking - it seems I have more to do than ever.

I just hope I find the energy for it all!!!