One has heard/read a lot about the dullness that domestic life instills in one.. often it is seen as the factor limiting one's ability to reach a higher place at a faster pace.. maybe its true.. but what I want to share here is that many times when I speak to friends after a long gap and they ask me 'how is life?', I catch myself saying, 'Oh, you know, the same old usual.. office, kids.. time just flies'. And time has surely flown, the only telltale sign it has left behind is how much my babies have grown up!
Today is just one of those lazy Sundays.. Wake up late, breakfast with the family and then while younger one naps, do homework with the elder one. That essentially means that he does his work and I give him company doing some reading or work stuff of my own. Then off he hops to play with his friend nextdoor.. The younger one wakes up and his rituals begin - feeding, oiling, bathing, playing and then feeding again, before its time for his next nap. I of course, sit with my Kindle while those in charge bustle about me with all the activity that this entails. Lunch and the next nap almost coincide.. if there is no news of the elder one, it means he has decided to share his friend's lunch!
Somedays, this is the time I pop in to cook something I fancy for dinner.. or like today, I sit down to blog after ages!! The next steps of my weekend will be like this - elder one returns, younger one wakes up, about the same time.. from then till they sleep around 8, they will play together (or apart when the elder one finds company for badminton or football), they'll eat together and quite often even dance together, regaling us all with their tricks and moves and newfound habits. Then off to bed and wake up next morning to a new week of work & school.
It took a few months for the schedule to settle down.. lots of teething troubles when we began our life in a new place 10 months ago. But now that it has, I cannot help but thank whoever there is to thank in this universe, for the pleasure of these small things.. My kids arent going to be this young always, we are not going to be this healthy always, emotions are not going to flow quietly under the bridge when kids hit their teens and life.. isnt going to be as simple as it feels now, always.. The more regular and 'dull' my weekends are, the more deeply aware I am of the fleeting nature of stability in life.. Such is the sense of comfort I feel that I just do not miss the action and thrill of my previous posts at all.. People always tell you that certain postings are addictive for the grandeur, respect and action they bring.. I have seen people to consider themselves finished once they have been moved out of such posts.. I only wish that all such people find their bliss, if not in their work , then may be in the wonderful world of domesticity..
I have come to think that Florence Nightingale's words are truly inspired when she says,
I must hasten to add that my love for my home and family has not detracted one bit from my love for my current work.. but thats another story for another day!
