Motherhood to me…

Last Thursday and like every Thursday morning, I get some respite from the madness and chaos, while others are in charge of the boys. I usually spends these few hours working, cleaning and sometime if I am lucky I do something I really like.

Thursday was not a great day. I was feeling pretty overwhelmed with lots of things going on. You know things you can’t control but people expect you to. Things that mount one on top of each other until you can’t even see where you are heading.

So this Thursday was a working day for me and I was working from my Thursday “office”: Cafe Nero. It is great they always have cakes, good coffees, but lack considerably of plugs, so I can’t always plug my laptop which in the long run might mean that I have to relocate to Slug and Lettuce, more spacious, less people, not such good coffee but more plugs!

Anyway, I was sitting there trying to concentrate but all I could think of was how much I wanted to hug and kiss my gorgeous boys. I was down and unhappy, yet all I wanted was to be with them. The thought of their little hands inside of mine, a laugh that we had shared that morning and the smell and softness of their gorgeous hair was all I needed and wanted there and then.

It is funny how the most simple things are the best in life. There is so much clutter in our life with all the practical things we have to deal with everyday, but the smile of your child and knowing that he is happy and healthy is all you need to be happy yourself and stay grounded.

Motherhood is this to me. No matter what you have to do, no matter how it seems urgent and important, if your babies need you, you drop everything to be there for them. This is exactly what happened this Saturday when they both came down with a bug and all they wanted was cuddle mummy and that’s what we did…