#ReinventingMondays

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Monday Morning: You Beast.

 0500 the alarms go off in this house. If only so we can snooze them 6 times before actually getting out of bed by 0545.

 Levi, myself and Rach are in the car by 0620 but not before I rush into Faith's room to kiss her goodbye and remind her where to leave the remote for me....and to admonish her NOT to go back to sleep as her lift will arrive at 0730.

 Life is busy man. Crazy busy. I am part of THREE lift clubs. Any given day is a newly constructed logistical masterpiece. A 15min change in any one schedule will give birth to at least 4 new permutations.
Adaptable. Flexible. Problem-solvers. 

 That is what we have become. It has taken time and tears and many ugly, tantrum moments but God-knows we are future-proofing ourselves! 

 By 8am I have made all kinds of magic happen and now it is time for me to start work. Today found me in CT central meeting with a specialist tax attorney for 2 hours. Not for me personally. Just in case you thought I had developed a gambling habit or something. I am being empowered by the business to become a financial whizkid. 

 Or maybe just a bookkeeper but that sounds boring so I'm sticking to WhizKid.

 The journey home consisted of stimulating, change the world type conversations and abruptly ended with roadworks and being late for school pickups.

 And then a beautiful gift arrived at around 3pm...

  • Faith's tap class was cancelled. 
  • Rachel did not require a lift home
  • Levi arranged a lift home with a friend. 


 This meant I was FREE to not leave my house for any reason. For an entire afternoon. I almost wept with joy as I lay on the couch for 2 straight hours watching Netflix. 

 And now tea.  #thatsawrap

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