Mum’s away with the fairies!

September 25, 2008  

The daughter is jewellery and fairies mad!

I am living in a magical girlie world and it’s absolutely lovely. Aren’t our little ones so simplistic in their outlook?

They are so beautiful and innocent and it’s a shame that we don’t remember much about those early days in our own lives. Before we know it we’ve been subjected to rows and cruel words and the memories of jewels, fairies and Father Christmas are a dim and distant memory.

I hope I have a few more years of this frivolity - maybe this is what people mean about reincarnation - I see so much familiarity in my daughter - I feel as though I am witnessing life for a second time through newly born eyes.

We get used to seeing butterflies but to her they are truly beautiful creatures which transport pink fairies to a magical land.  What a lovely idea - never mind carbon footprints and airport queues I’ll just jump onto the butterfly’s back and go to fairy world.

How many times do you go out and really notice the weather?

I know if it’s raining - I notice the greyness and the misery.

My daughter doesn’t though. She notices that “It’s sunny, it’s not raining”.

I think I could learn a lot from my sunny little girl.

You see, I’ve been feeling down and miserable - I’m tired, always doing the same things, don’t earn as much as I used to blah, blah, blah.

In truth I’ve turned into a complete misery. My brother told me I always moan and my husband accused me of “trying to keep up with Jones’.” Who are these Jones’ who have everything anyway?

Brother and husband can’t both be wrong - as much as I try to think that they are.

Like the daughter I live in a dream world but mine is filled with want, want, want.

I want the bigger house, more children, better career but I’m doing little about it - other than moaning. I am stuck on the rollercoaster of life allowing myself to get dizzier at every turn.

Instead of taking time for myself I moan that I am doing ironing or cleaning the floor.

Who would really notice if the chores didn’t get done for a week?

I’ve turned into the victim of my own success - a multi-tasking woman and mother!

I told my husband that I should’ve become an actress or married to a famous footballer. He retorted, through the laughter “Why stop there Joanne, maybe you should’ve been born into royalty”.

Now why didn’t I think of that!

What I would really like to do is write a book - they say everyone has a novel in them. Will I have the guts to do it or has my mind ran away with the fairies?

For inspiration, I’ve been listening to Antonia Chitty’s podcast. She tells us Mums that we can have our businesses and be a huge success. Take a listen - she’s inspired me!

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• Princess’ big day faces ruin
• Mum’s adoption role relinquished
• Is Christmas a selfish time?
• Night out