This past week has been a significant one as Babygirl began her first complete week at school. On Sunday evening, I laid out her uniform for the week. As I ironed her school shirts, I found myself reminiscing of my school days. The new Sunday evening routine felt familiar and in many ways helped me to feel more organised and focussed for the week myself.
Babygirl handled her first week well. There were points where she seemed a bit withdrawn, but by the end of the week she came out of school with a big smile and declared that she liked school.
On my part, the week started out a little stressful, I felt under pressure at work with impending deadlines and the feeling that I was falling behind. However, by the middle of the week, I had implemented some strategies and I was feeling much more positive!
On Thursday, I spent the day on a workshop which is part of a women's leadership development programme that I have been enrolled onto which is run by the organisation I work for. It was lovely to have the "head space" to reflect on my personal and professional development and what struck me was how much I had grown but also how much of that had been due to what I had learnt in church. As I listened to various women talking about building self esteem and self awareness, I realised that the years of repeatedly hearing that I am made in the likeness and image of God had gradually built up my confidence and for the first time, I felt ready to start talking real steps towards my next goal rather than just talk about it. I briefly spoke to the facilitator of the course who confirmed what I had already been thinking - it's time to start moving forward!
So it felt apt that in the evening I was heading to the launch of Christian Business Networking Group called "Training Kings". The host of the group had spoken at the Sanctuary Brunch last weekend and I was heading down to show some support. What took place was a phenomenal evening of networking, motivational talking and a series of divine connections - I was blown away! It was evident to me that I had come to this event for something that I had not expected but as usual, God knew what He was doing!
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| Me with the host of Croydon Training Kings, Alison Johnson |
I left the event pumped! Full of energy and ready to take on the world!!! I went to sleep with a smile on my face.
The next morning I was tired. Not surprising as it had been a busy week. As I got Babygirl ready for school, I thanked God that it was Friday and then headed out in a rush to get her to school on time. As we walked up the school path, I chatted with Babygirl and noticed her delight in stamping her feet and kicking the small stones on the path. I pointed out that her lovely school shoes (which had cost me a fortune! - who knew that tiny feet could cost so much?!) were getting covered in dust. She looked down at her shoes and then glanced over at my feet and said, "Well, your shoes don't match". I chuckled at her ridiculous remark that she had made and was confronted with this.....
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| A new level of confusion for me! |
Yep! I had walked out of my house, driven across town and headed into school with odd shoes. I WAS MORTIFIED!!!! How had I got here? This mighty woman of God who is getting ready to conquer the world - couldn't even manage to dress herself in the morning! I hurried her into school and headed home to rectify the situation. As I drove home, I laughed at myself and just knew that I had to share this with you guys! It's amazing how you can be brought back to earth with a thump - LOL!
So after this comical moment, I prepared for a weekend of relaxation and family time. As I sit here writing, I am enjoying the delights of staying home with Babygirl and DH. This is something that I have missed for a long time due to booking so many commitments on the weekends but one of my goals for the year was to have habits that will sustain me. I have been working on this.
We did however fit in one activity this Saturday - Babygirl's ballet lesson followed by a home cooked brunch to celebrate her first complete week in school!
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| Babygirl's ballet feet! |
Until next time,
Cece xx
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