I had a day off today. I'm working 9 days out of ten, which means that I condense my usual hours into a 9 day fortnight. It's taking a bit of getting used to - having to be in the office longer every day has been a bit of a struggle - especially as it's been winter and dark when I leave the house and dark when I get back, but the bonus is I've got one lovely day off every 2 weeks and I can pick Cole up from school. I introduced a ritual a few months ago that we go to a cafe for a drink a piece of cake every Friday I collect him - hey a piece of cake every 2 weeks can't be that bad (although Cole does manage to choose the biggest, most chocolaty piece imaginable so it's probably just as well it's only every 2 weeks!)
Initially I tried to 'talk' - you know, in that way that women do, asking about his day, what he'd done in school and so on. It was awkward and a bit forced on my part. Cole would just look at me as if I was the most tedious person on earth! His answers a combination of shrugs and "I don't know"s. And then I lightened up. I let him talk about whatever he wanted to - and the conversation now spans everything from why chocolate is his favorite kind of cake (it's really yummy - like durh!), to why vultures have furry rings around their necks (answer - I have no idea!) Like so many things I've come to realize, it's much better to meet someone where they are - not try to force them into where I want them to be. And how much more interesting are the conversations!
This morning I went to see a Chinese doctor and had my first ever acupuncture session. I was pretty nervous to be honest but it was lovely! I'm not someone who does sitting and doing nothing but I was able to lie for 30 minutes with some pins stuck into various parts of me and feel totally at peace. And it didn't hurt at all - but it did feel a bit odd at first - when he'd put them in my scalp the whole of the top of my head got really hot. Apparently it's the chi being released. I don't profess to understand how it works but when I tried to explain it to John I realized had very little idea how Western Medicine works either!
The Doctor said that he can help with my fertility and that my main problem is stress (Hmmm, not the first person to suggest that funnily enough!) He'd given me a load of herbs to take and I'm going back next week for another acupuncture session. It was so lovely that even for the relaxation alone it's worth it. I suppose there's a bit of me wondering if it's nothing more than a leap of faith - but then, what's wrong with that?
When I got home I decided to make a bag. I'm wanting to practice my sewing skills so I made a really simple design using some Ikea fabric I'd bought the other day. I'll post some pictures over the weekend when it's finished. I finished some more button rings too. I'm really pleased with them. So simple to make too.
OOO...Very nice rings, you are really on a groove with these.
Let us know how the accupunture and herbals work out!!
Vicki
Posted by: Vicki | February 23, 2008 at 02:36 PM