Reflections...

We decided to not go to playcentre again today. Too many things to do and so little time! I actually feel we don't have enough "just being" time. I pinpointed where that feeling came from. Over summer we had 6wks off from playcentre and loved the easy flowing, spontaneous days. There was no pressure to fit into others schedules or our own. We had our relaxed routine happening and just enjoyed it. The kids got out of the habit of expecting full on action all the time and really started enjoy living in the moment.

However, since the school term started up again and we were back into the routine of playcentre twice a week (which the kids really do enjoy) I had noticed that I was starting to have conflicting feelings about lack of time, always on the go, biding time until x,y,z happened, trying to fit in all our playdates that we enjoy, and then missing having the down time which is when the kids play together for big lengths of time, make discoveries and get creative. And I was starting to feel that our homebase and all that we've been working towards for the past year was all out of kilter.

So, playcentre is now down to one day a week which satisfies that side of things (and the kids are just as happy with one day as two). And, I also realised that the Satisfying Journey wasn't slipping away - just that we're there and living it! I'm not heading somewhere anymore, but I'm right there and found the space I've been seeking (for now lol)! The above little shake up has just balanced things out again.