It’s school holidays! Well it has been for a week now. Missy has a sensible teacher who clearly says the work she sets is a guide and to help your child do what you can both manage. Yet I feel lighter to be free from the (self-imposed I guess) pressure to do it all. The last few weeks of term have been challenging. We both have limped to the finish line of another term of remote learning. So here we are. Still in lock-down but enjoying a different version of being at home.
Last Monday we planted seeds. Isn’t that the epitome of hope? Especially since some of the seeds were well past best before. We planted them anyway. Hope is like that. Missy had fun poking holes in the soil and covering over to seeds. She will enjoy watching their progress and celebrating sprouting and growth. As will I. It was Spring Equinox on Tuesday. The day when both light and dark are equal, as we head to longer days of sunshine. So it was the perfect week to put a little morsels of Hope the in soil.
It’s such a pretty time of year. It could also be a nice parallel for life. A time of cleaning out the old to plant new seeds. Renewal in thoughts and spirit and goals. I’m in the mood to sort and chuck stuff out (anyone who knows me really well just fell off their chair!). It’s a rare feeling. Something bigger and better is on the horizon and I need to have a space…mainly in my head. The clutter fills my head as much as it grows in unbalanced piles. I feel strong and confident enough to be rid of things “I may need one day” but haven’t in the two years since we moved to this house. Spring cleaning is happening in preparation and hope for loveliness around the corner. Let’s hope the more relaxed time table of holidays allows me to get it done!
sunshine in puddles 