Weekends are one of the things that have changed most about my life in the last year or so . Being separated from my husband means that every other weekend he takes the children to his place to spend some quality time with them . We try to stick to a regular routine because we both feel its best for the girls to have a steady system in place but we are both pretty flexible when we need to be and help each other out when the need arises . We tend to swap vehicles each weekend that he has them because my car is needed to transport Heathers wheelchair , which is nice for me cos his sporty little fast car is so much fun to drive compared to my faithful old box on wheels! Sometimes Dave and I go off camping for a weekend or as was the case at Easter we took a slightly longer break and whizzed off to Scotland in the speedy car with our cameras to take photos. The girls dad stayed in my house for convenience with the girls for the week and he enjoyed doing all the usual easter egg hunts etc . Its the longest I have ever left the girls with anyone , but with their dad it didnt seem like leaving them behind at all. I really relaxed .
Relaxing has become a bit of habit now on the weekends where the girls visit dad, its almost surreal that I actually have time to myself to spend doing whatever I please .
This weekend has been one of those weekends . Friday evening we all gathered to see my eldest daughter off to her end of senior school Prom , myself, her dad , dave , my parents and friends and nieghbours all came to wish her well and see her dressed for prom. Im so proud of her . We all are . Then the girls went off to dads for the rest of the weekend . Poor dad with the worry of what time she may crawl in from the after party and in what kind of state !! I trust his judgement wholeheartedly so headed home to begin my new found art of relaxation .
A picnic in the sun at the Royal Horticultural Society garden near by , followed by Dave and I ( slowly ) paddling down the river chelmer in a small hire boat from pretty papermill lock . Home for a bbq in the garden and watching the sun go down on a beautiful day . Perfect relaxation .
I slept wonderfully .. almost too well . I feel like I have a HUGE hangover today even though no alcohol has passed my lips for about 5 months now . I have no motivation to even move let alone do anything remotely useful . Surely I cant be tired from the tiny amount of physical exercise we had yesterday ?! Ive been home alone all day , just me and the cat and the pair of us look like we've been drugged ( she has the excuse of being extremely old and frail ). Sleepy lazy uneventful sunday .. the children are due back in half an hour and I hope they are all feeling very independant this evening because I am really not up for much tonight .
Is it possible one can become TOO relaxed ?
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