Happy Christmas

I haven't posted for a few weeks now, so I thought that I had better write something.  I also tried to make the blog look a little more wintery with a snowy background image (taken last year, I haven't seen any snow yet this year).

Things are plodding along with me.  I am appreciating Charlie and Hugo much more and have been impressed with the patience and love that they have shown Rupert when he was ill.  They have enjoyed becoming 4 and seem to have changed quite suddenly.  Hugo is becoming more confident in his self, he is more able to enjoy time creating his own ideas.  Charlie keeps asking if he is still 4.  No Charlie, you must be 6 by now, surely? - proud grin and a giggle.  His patience is outstanding, for Rupert pulling his hair and hitting him and for me when I get stressed.  Rupert is his dominant self still, and demands that I come back and entertain him if ever I dare go out of the room!

But life's plodding never slows down.  It keeps going 24 hours a day, but I need some rest.  Work is busy, writing papers, a PhD thesis (plus data collection and mathematical modelling), grant applications (to try and pay my wages from the end of next year), busy clinics and other bits and pieces that keep cropping up.  I guess I got used to working on just one or two things at a time, and now I forgot how to cope with lots of tasks!  Home is wonderful, but I don't quite seem to have enough hours in the day.  Or perhaps I mean not enough hours in the night; my eyes are bloodshot and my head is constantly spinning.

It's strange though, because it doesn't seem to stress me out.  Any other time, I would be worrying about getting more sleep, or stressing at every chore that needs doing.  But now, I just do it.  Somehow, a weight has been lifted from my shoulders.  I'm not sure why, that's going to take some thinking.

Apologies for the rushed post.  I should have a little more time next week.

Oh yeah, and have a Happy Christmas (and all other solstice related events, even if I am a little late!)