Wednesday is a midweek I look forward to because it’s Vincent’s day off. Keke goes to school half day in the morning while Vincent takes care of Kylie at home so that I can attend a woman bible study class every week. As a full time mom, it’s a few precious hours that I can fully dive into and savor the word of God without distractions.
Today is a gloomy and rainy day. The smell of rain is what I
long for and it wakes my senses up. After
the bible study, I stopped by a coffee shop to relish the sight of rain with a
hot pumpkin spice latte at the window. Gardening is also my mental getaway, so
I picked up a few pots of flowers to top off my lovely morning. On the way home, I found a concert loaded in
my car, which had no chance to air for more than a year because my songs of
choice were closely related to Old Mac Donald and Wheels on the Bus since Keke
was born. With vengeance, I blasted the speakers, opened the moon roof and sang
my lungs out.
Routine provides a harbor of comfort and stability, but at
some point, it drifts into a mind of inertia. Much like a treadmill, the same
calculated actions and thought pattern running steadily and endlessly. So with this, I see taking care of Kylie and
Keke becomes a job to fulfill, a way to get by. The manifested symptoms include, but certainly not limited to, a drastic
decrease of patience and exaggerated grumbling. The feeling of being
unappreciated is prevalent and a silent bomb is ticking. Before I put up the
sign “BEWARE OF BITTER WIFE”, the establishment of No-Kid Zone, whether it’s 20
minutes or a few hours a day, is crucial to rejuvenate my mind to reflect, regroup
and reprioritize.
For me, the No-Kid Zone usually takes place when everyone is
asleep at night or very early in the morning, and the luxurious Wednesday
morning. Until then, the background music of my treadmill mind will sound like
“Old Mac Donald had a farm, EIEIO, and on this farm he had a cow, EIEIO, with a
moo moo here and a moo moo there, here moo, there moo, everywhere moo moo”
Yup, I can feel it, moo moo everywhere.
Summer's Footprint
