So on the odd day that I arrive early to pick up the kids, I sit in the car and read for 5-10 minutes. I've put a stash of hand cream and nail varnish beside my spot on the couch so while I am watching telly I can try to transform my dry wizened winter hands into something not resembling a witch's. Note to self, must start wearing gloves.
Yesterday, having realised the tap had been turned to hot and the bath was half full of scalding hot water and therefore not really suitable for children who have a conniption if the temperature exceeds tepid, I decided to lash in some cold water and hop in myself. Despite having inherited a fancy spa bath when we moved in here, I rarely have a bath. By the time the kids had finished eating dinner (they are the slowest eaters in the world), I had had a nice soak for myself and was ready to get out so they could jump in. All 3 of us trying to squeeze into the bath together would not have been remotely relaxing. As with so many things in life, timing is everything.
Now that I have eventually finished the book, I'm thinking I need to start putting a bit more activity into my day so weather and humour permitting, I'm going to start going for a quick trot round the block while waiting for the bell to ring. Mostly this is because one of the people I see regularly at pick up time is a particularly active grandma who always goes for a walk rather than waiting around. Nothing like being shamed into activity!!
In real life you rarely get a big fat chunk of time for yourself so stake your claim and grab your 10 minutes wherever you can.
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Thanks for your comment and for reading the blog. I may have taken my own advice a little too well these last few months. I'm thinking maybe I should take the time to write some blog posts a little more regularly!
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