A Moment of Quiet

I don't know about you but I feel that sometimes you feel like you have accomplished nothing in a day, but when you stop and have a look at all the small things that you have done, it actually adds up to a lot. I have also realised once I have stopped for a moment that my mind is so busy that I forget what I was actually trying to do at that moment in time...sound familiar??

 

I have had an afternoon where the hubby had taken the two cheeky children out to a birthday party, as I was working out of home for the morning I could not go. Anyhow, a house with no one else in it is a true delight and is calming when you have a moment to be still in it. I had friend post this following statement on Facebook and if you have children, you will know exactly how to relate to this :-)

I am of course writing this Blog entry now that the children are asleep!

Yet asleep, I have been thinking of what shall I write? not feeling too inspired... then I decided to take a moment to open an email from a good friend who is much older and wiser than me and inspires me from a distance. The email I opened is of Zen music with beautiful pictures of nature that inspire a restful mind and a clearness of thought, hence I have now been able to write and feel inspired :-) always a nice thing :-)

We all have so much chaos in our lives it's nice to have a moment like this just to be. 

I have been feeling an increase of stress when thinking of dealing with the Cheeky Boy going into hospital for a week to start his Ketogenic diet, only two weeks to go until this stay. Any parent who has had a child in hospital understands that when sharing a room with up to three other families is hard at anytime, especially when your child is unwell or in my case,  I have a little monkey who likes to start his mornings at 5.30am or earlier. At home I can sometimes convince him to have more sleep but I am not looking forward to him having to settle in a shared room and turning a TV or entertaining him with toys at that hour in a hospital is not really easy to do...so not looking forward to the early mornings there. Walking around the ward isn't a good idea either as all the other kids tend to be sleeping... I will have to get creative with things... two weeks to figure it out!

 

If you are interested in reading more on the Ketogenic diet for helping people with epilepsy here is a link for you:

http://www.charliefoundation.org/

The lovely Meryl Streep does an introduction to what the diet is about :-)

If you would like to feel a little more relaxed and calm of mind... this link is for you:

Zen Garden Music

I hope you all have a lovely and relaxed week ahead :-)