My Daughter’s Gift

Posted by Melanie in Dear Diary, Family, Foodie | 1 comment

I have been feeling really tired lately.  Too tired to be effective.  I can explain it–I have been busy.  I had a coaching call about a month ago and I kept saying “If I can just get to vacation, then I will slow down…”  Then I got to March break and worked really hard at my parent’s house (cleaned out their pantry, helped with taxes, helped clean out part of the garage) and I got even more tired. I came home and I added more exercise to my program and I got more tired.  I felt like the more tired I got, the more my home life was spiraling.  Things were messy and dirty and I was too tired to deal with it all and I just couldn’t keep up.

But yesterday my daughter gave me a gift.  It was one of those moments when we started cleaning one thing and then did another and then 4 hours later we had reorganized the whole kitchen.  We went through almost every cupboard and moved things to new spots that work better.  We got rid of things and made it work.  She had strong opinions, I had strong opinions, we talked to each other and we listened and no one got angry or upset.  There was kindness, there was gentleness and there was much needed progress forward in our home.  I went to bed feeling both tired and  very satisfied.

I also realized just how much I helped my mother.  Having another pair of hands and eyes in the decluttering was amazing and incredibly helpful.

Thank you to Sela for the lovely gift of helping me in the kitchen.