"You can’t imagine your life with kids, until you have them, then you can’t imagine your life without them." ~Author Unknown It's been a week since two of our three sons flew to Manila to attend their classes. Even with the (remaining) 9 year old son at home, doing his usual stuff alternately watching tv, tinkering with his Legos, cutting/ folding/ creating things with paper and playing with the iPad, and making a ruckus all by his lonesome, the house is, weirdly, quiet. I often find myself introspecting... about the nest almost empty now and other similar thoughts. And I struggle to stop myself from wallowing in a mixed bag of emotions. It's not a bad thing, except, I could waste hours doing that. I thought I was totally in control and could dismiss the situation as another milestone, like seeing your child lose his first baby tooth. Nothing a warm hug or an ice cream could not fix. On the contrary, that hug at this time just exacerbates the yearning. It ...
My guilt-free recipe is made of 2 whole avocados, low-fat milk and Superfoodgrocer's coconut sugar (to taste). The picky-eater son loved it. A serving of fruit for the day = mission accomplished.
Looking at old photos is becoming my favorite activity to pass time. Thanks to popular memes on instagram and the instant access to pictures at flickr, I get to dig them up, view them and be transported back in time... in a snap.
I would try to do that while watching teleserye!
ReplyDeletehihi... i guess it has the same effect on our core as crunches :)
DeleteDoing all your yoga poses wants me to learn that too. Though I must say, it will be hard with my schedule. :(
ReplyDeleteawww... whenever you can lang. a few breaths or hold it for up to a minute while watching tv.b:)
DeleteAmazing post! I wonder if I could do this if my legs could move. I guess the benefits of yoga certainly makes the body flexible, right?
ReplyDeleteyes farida, yoga certainly improves our flexibility :)
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