Batman to the rescue....

After earlier in the week complaining that Darby was going through one  of of those "uncooperative, naughty and cheeky stages that was driving me crazy"

Today I was pleasantly surprised.. I literally ate my words...  

My little batman loving boy.. was taking a page out of his favourite characters book and was a little superhero for me all day! 

This was the perfect day for him to pull out his Ace cards with his behaviour because I felt like death warmed up! 

I went into work feeling all stuffed up with a head cold.. it was all downhill really as I began to feel worse, cloudy, hazy and generally just miserable... I was not being a productive worker .. 

I decided the best thing to do was to leave at lunchtime.. head home and rest!

I wasn't sure whether to pick Darby up from childcare early and take the risk that the afternoon could go quite pear shaped if he started acting like he had for the last week or so...  Should I just  head home for some child free time to just rest with no distractions, no complaining, no demands? 

I flipped a coin and decided to pick him up.. mostly because I didn't want to go back into the city after I got home.. The stress of dealing with peak hour traffic would ruin any rest I was going to be having! 

I arrived at his Kinder when all the kids were resting.. nothing cuter than seeing 15 little 4 years olds having a nap on the floor.. How they get them all to sleep and so quiet in unison is seriously a mystery.. They need medals for this (I am guessing most of these kids don't have a sleep on a normal non kinder day!)

I hated having to wake Darby up after only 20 minutes of rest... His face when he saw me was of such disbelief and shock..  I had to calm him to let him know that everything was ok as I think he got a bit of a fright.. but he jumped straight into my arms for a cuddle..

After his initial shock he was talkative and excited to see me... there was no grumpy residue left from his quick nap.. 

We headed towards home and he was genuinely concerned that I was sick and wanted to look after me! We dropped in quickly to grab a coffee at Le Chien, he wanted to chat about his day and talk about my day... My little boy was acting so maturely.. 
We got home and he smothered me in cuddles and kisses, he put on his most charming and delightful self for the afternoon.. the one I remembered so clearly and that has been missing in action for a week or so now! 
No complaining, no demands, just bliss... happy, inquisitive.. happy to play by himself, happy to get me drinks, happy to smother me in love and blankets.. boy have I missed this little man! And more so, I was so thankful that he chose today to put on his best behaviour... Its hard being sick and by myself, I generally feel my lowest and realise how alone I am... but now Darby is so grown up, he can step up and take on the role of the caregiver from time to time! 

So whilst  I sat in my red chair and whined and sneezed.. He covered me in love and Wonder Woman stickers.. his way of telling me what an awesome mum I am and his way of making me feel better!
Ah bless his heart.. how I am so thankful for him! 


Until next time, stay out of the cold... 

Linking up with Kate at Kate Says Stuff for Thankful Thursday. What are you thankful for today?

Thankful for the unknown.....

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OK so today I am walking into  unknown territory... and I can't believe how exhilarated I feel... I thought I would be feeling sad and lost... but those feelings, although there, are no where near as strong as I imagined them to be!

Recently as part of my redundancy I was given career counselling, and it has been the most valuable tool I have experienced in a long, long time.. It really made me think about what I want to do when "I grow up!!" and boy have I been thinking!

This is what I looked like 11 years ago....

 One of the tools used to assess how you think and work is called the Birkman report, an online assessment that determines how "you tick"mainly in the workplace, but also what your passions and interests are.. even the hidden ones! Mine was spot on. I'm a Planner, looking at things in the future which makes sense to why I am so excited about whats around the corner.. I haven't had this feeling before so maybe I'm finally tapping into the real me! .. At times when it was being explained to me, I got all teary. It was like being given a mirror and looking at myself... it painted the good, the bad and the ugly.. and at the end of it, my consultant told me, whatever I do I need to explore writing.  This assessment rated areas of interest out 100 and Literary rated 95!!!! (although Music rated 88 and there is no way I'm taking up a musical instrument any time soon and if you heard me sing you would swear it was a drowning cat!! ) 

 Now I don't think I am the greatest writer, sometimes not even a good one..  I'm never going to write a novel, (although I have learnt recently never say never) but I love it.. It  makes me happy, It gives me goosebumps, it allows me to put how I feel onto "paper" as I sometimes have trouble explaining how I feel, or saying important, sad and happy information to someone, anyone about anything.... I always tend to hold it in.. so this is the perfect outlet! 
So this is all very exciting.. so I have to say I am very thankful for being made redundant, it has given me an opportunity to make change without having to make the decision myself (apparently another skill I am not very good at!!)..... So goodbye workplace of almost 11 years and hello next chapter ... its exciting, scary and I can't wait to see whats around the corner.. 
Until Next time... Ill talk about coffee then!! 

Linking up with Kate at Kate Says Stuff for Thankful Thursday. What are you thankful for today?