Hope for a better tomorrow. 

2016 has not been an easy year… and it’s only May. Sometime in February I got flu, which racked my body with aches and pains, hot flushes and chills, sore throat, coughing and sneezing… for at least two weeks. At the first sign of recovery I was gratefully relieved, and bubbled with energy.

For just a week.

Then I was overwhelmed by the weirdest symptoms, which I determinedly fought, deciding I wasn’t going to give into another bout of flu.

I realised it wasn’t another bout of flu, when I found the ‘red – black blister bite’ of a small red tick… and then the horrendous headache, body aches and joint pains, constant fatigue and strangely odd dreams I was experiencing made sense… as I had tick bite fever.

Since this was the second time I’ve had tick bite fever, I thought I knew what to expect, however this time it seemed ten times worse as the weakness in my body, ensured that I spent many hours in bed resting, as I just wasn’t able to do anything else.

It was five weeks when I finally started to recover and my energy returned slowly… I was grateful for the relief from the headaches and from the dreams. *LOL* One of the most difficult challenges was not being able to sleep… and when I did sleep, I had these strange odd dreams, which woke me up after only a couple of hours, and then I couldn’t sleep, despite the aching tiredness I felt.

I was so happy to feel better… that I bubbled with gratitude and energy as I started to do my chores and I felt more able to work again…

Just for a week. *Sigh*

Then the cold my daughter brought home… that I avoided as much as possible, despite the fact that my daughter refused to keep a safe distance, *Smile* jumped from her to me.

And so… another two weeks with the most vicious head cold ensued.
(Despite the medication, I still felt half dead …and that’s being optimistic, because I’m almost always grateful for the glass even if it’s empty, and ecstatically happy when it’s half full. *LOL*).

Just last week my daughter came home, exclaiming…

“Adulting is so tiring!”

“Mom, please get better, I don’t want to ‘ADULT’ anymore!

*Grin*

A truly wonderful compliment, that only mothers will really appreciate.

While sharing with my friend, she asked… ‘What is adulting?’

And as I explained, it’s all the normal, everyday things we manage to do as wives, mothers and women, squeezed into a few short hours in the day, and that we adjust to through the changing seasons and evolving family dynamics during our lives.

Those things we do, almost out of habit, without thinking about them just because they need to be done, and done quickly, efficiently, correctly and completely. Because they are part of our routine, and have to be done again, and again… and again. *Smile*

Shopping, cooking, cleaning, washing, ironing, budgeting, paying the bills… working, sewing, driving, taxing… running, reading, waiting, watching, cheering, helping, lifting… listening, talking, charming, cajoling, disciplining, guiding, directing… and so much more…

Because we do it all with caring, nurture, humour, love and laughter!

And so we turn ‘adulting’ into nurturing mothering, and feel blessed for the privilege and for the love and joy that fills our heart!

Happy Mother’s Day, to my Mom… and to all the Mom’s who have inspired me, touched my heart and influenced me to be the woman, wife and mom I am today… thank-you!

Thank-you Jess, for doing such a great job, ‘adulting’ …I love you always, and all ways.

Thank-you Wes and Jordy… I always have hope for today… and tomorrow, and for the possibility of grandbabies. *Grin* Love you both!