The days are full!

I too have been getting asked lately how I fill my days so I thought I should enlighten everyone. As you can see from the number of entries on this blog, all my time is not spent updating this. Sorry about that; I have been neglecting this. Sean reckons that there has been too much reading and scrapbooking going on. There may be some truth in that.

So lets take today for example, I started the day off with a list of things to accomplish and a firm agenda. Most mornings Sean is up way ahead of Aiden and me so I don’t need to worry about getting him off to work, but of course I need to get Aiden up and off to school. Aiden is usually up around seven and by 8:30 we are out the door. Aiden rides his bike while I walk/jog/run to keep up. Being a Monday morning it was a slower pace today. I then enjoy a leisurely 20-minute walk back home.

Being away for the weekend has added to my list. First things first though, I sit and enjoy a cup of cappuccino while I formulate a plan for the day and gaze out at the kangaroos in the yard enjoying their breakfast. Onto the more mundane activities like laundry, dishes and tiding up the kitchen but they can wait for a bit – I do have all day. I am good at multitasking so I throw in a load of laundry and I sit down to check the weather (looks like a cool week ahead of us, only highs of 23°) and emails and think about writing a blog. No use starting a blog quite yet – I do have all day. It is cool in the house this morning so I head out to the patio to read for a while. I have just started reading ‘Jessica’ by Bryce Courtenay.

Before I know it, it's lunchtime! But before I sit down for a quick lunch, I hang out the laundry. Might as well multitask while eating lunch. I enjoy a lite meal while browsing through a scrapbook magazine looking for inspiration for my next masterpiece. As I put my dishes by the sink I do think about doing them up but I still have lots of time. I head to my scrapbooking desk and pull out some pictures and paper to work on a layout that caught my eye earlier. Before long I realize that I only have about an hour until I have to go and pick up Aiden so now it is down to the crunch. In Australia it is called a Nana Nap, but whether it is that or a seista, or a power nap it is not happening today. I have just enough time to finish up the dishes, bring in the laundry and then off to get Aiden. The blog will have to wait for now. Maybe tomorrow.

Of little significance I know, but I didn't want everyone thinking it was all exotic wildlife and wild and exciting adventures down here. During the week, things are fairly quiet and we have settled into somewhat of a routine. The life of leisure is quite enjoyable and has been a nice change. Well, at least for me, Sean and Aiden are kept fairly busy.