First week....

back at school and I'm already fit for nothing.

Lack of sleep and too many chores backed up and waiting to be got through has meant my whole week has felt like I've chasing my own tail..

There are photos that need uploading... recipes that need sharing,and craft WIP's galore....

So, tomorrow morning...insha'allah, I'm going to grab my coffee and come sit here for a while and share it with you...

I have tried several times this week but somehow or another there was always just that one more house chore that needing getting out of the way before I could tackle anything even remotely bloggy.

I'm trying hard to find beauty in the mundane, but when your elbow deep in stained cloth nappies, your third cup of coffee on the trot has gone cold, and you have no time to even schedule something as simple as a pee into your day, it gets a bit hard to find the time to put thoughts out...

I was discussing the merits of surrendering oneslf to domesticity with dd18 this evening, (or was I trying to convince myself that there are some merits??)

Either way it was an interesting discussion,which led on from an chat we had earlier on in the day about decline of moral values and the destruction of family life.

There has been a huge turnaround in peoples attitudes towards homemaking recenlty, and lots of women are returning to it with a new found confidence.

I chose to stay at home when I had children,and this has been my job now for 20 years... I sometimes wonder if I should have retained my independence for at least a little while longer than I did, and I sometimes feel that women who choose to work after becoming mothers are far more adept at creating balance and creating quality time...

I'm a bit hopeless and hapless at the whole organised home thing, and really am quite domestically challenged left to my own devices...

Which is why a new school term is a good thing for me, its given me focus and a framework...plus time off when the children are at school!

Despite the fact that it's early starts, meals by the clock and constant activity (and my back is feeling it this week!)it's been a fulfilling, if tiring week masha'allah.

My day is falling into it's own little pattern and it feels good...