Quite difficult to believe it has been almost
two years since my last post. For some reason, today, having a rare calm moment
before picking up my daughter from kindergarten, I was drawn back here. So many
things happened! First of all, our little family has become larger with the
birth of our second daughter. She just turned an admirable one year, moves
faster than Fisher Price rabbit car and puts a smile on our face at least a
hundred times a day. Her older sister - a fresh 4 years old - has developed a
strong and yet highly sensitive character (coming from fathers side no
discussion) and is placing as many times an argument on the table probably just
for the sake of play. Although, tonight we had a unique sharing of feelings at
bed time with her, when she was for the first time able to express herself on
these chronic tantrums. Her statement was so calm, serious and sincere that I
had tears in my eyes before she even spoke : "There is one thing mom that
bothers me. It is just that you take all the time the baby, the baby and the
baby in the arms.." Thank you my dear for having given me the chance to
explain too.
My husband experiences a Renaissance with his
healthy foot after the nine operations in four different countries. He plans to
be back on the running track and skiing by no time, but the training
starts tomorrow. I finally bought him a Fitbit as birthday present to spin his
motivation, but no results in the horizon so far. And me? I am good.
Happy! Decided on an impulse one winter night before Christmas to listen
to my heart and asked for a part-time work since February. Convincing my close
surroundings of the huge benefits for every family member, defending a business
plan to ensure a financially sound spring for this household, lobbying
colleagues to support me (at least in front of my back) and finally discussing
with my boss seemed the least daunting parts of the process. And then started
the glory days of working half-time, which is great. But I still find myself in
trying to keep balance in this every day craziness. Of course. I have made some
other tough fundamental 'feel better' changes in my life as well.
Professionally, I moved from working for the private interest to the European
interests. Big change in many levels. I have also kept my regular Hatha
practice (started when pregnant for my second daughter) and just printed out a
new running program to be fit for the 20 K in May. I hope this spring will bring
more occasions to go see my friends, keep contact with those ones living
abroad, have skype meetings with family and do more spontaneous outings with my
husband (among a zillion of other things)..I think we should all ask to have it
all, no?
