I needed some time to BE so I asked my local farmer J. Darby if I could come out to the farm and:
1. No one talk to me.
2. Be given an Accomplishable Goal with a beginning and an end.
3. That this Accomplishable Goal would have immediate results.
Pretty much I was asking for the opposite of Parenting.
I showed up and J. Darby showed me this:
Which after hours and some sweat and a rake and some ant bites and sore fingers, I turned into this:
Now it is ready for Kyle to plant lettuce! In the winter!
It was like starting with Svea's room:
And ending with Henry's room:
I was right at home. In many ways. Including the ant bites. Ha.
Seriously though, I so hope that you have equivalent wonderfulness and order and beginnings and ends like I did today. It does wonders.
3 comments:
Love it!
This reminds me of a time in my life before husband and child when I quit a job without having another one. I took off to NC and asked my Uncle if I could muck the stalls for a week in his barn. It was the most cathartic thing I could do. I came back and took a part time job on a whim, it ended up being the career of a lifetime. I love that you knew what you needed and you knew who to ask to helo you get it. Namaste my friend! I enjoyed this post it was a helpful reminder.
Thank you KB and Anonymous! Mucking barns may be my next great adventure...
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