This year H took the day off work and we went to Talley Abbey, where we also went for my birthday a few years ago. I think it is one of the most beautiful and quiet places I have ever been. Then we went onto Llandeilo had a wander, and then had a coffee and cake in Dynefwr park.
The next day we went with friends to Sgwd Gwladys and had a very wet and rainy walk, and a beautiful swim in the pool. I'm not an adrenaline junkie and would never jump from the top or advocate anyone else doing it, but it was a wonderful place for a dip, and standing under the fall was a heck of a rush.
I'm in a bit of a quandary at the minute over the botanic gardens. I wanted to volunteer there for so long and finally have the opportunity, and now that I am there I'm finding that it's intruding on my time. It's a bit of a surprise as I'm a housewife I should have time in spades and yet I don't seem to. I'm desperate to get to the allotment, a job that genuinely needs doing, and couldn't go yesterday because I had a whole load of walking errands to do. I can't go tomorrow as I'm swimming in the morning and need to go to the library and something else which has escaped my mind for the moment. Thursday I have a meeting in the morning and Friday I'm supposed to be swimming again. Slot into the gaps cooking, cleaning, laundry, Church, PTA and children, and it's a full schedule.
The swimming seems to take up a fair chunk of my time as I do it at least twice, sometimes three times a week, but I'm certain that the benefit it brings to my brain, and my life in general are invaluable. As it is my house and life are a cluttered mess so if anything I need more time on the housework, meal planning, budgeting etc. I rather feel that I'm talking myself out of this.
Something to think about as there have been times in the past where I've spread myself too thin and have paid for it. I'll go down this morning and maybe try just working there for a couple of hours instead of committing the whole day, and then I should be able to cycle to the allotment directly after if I bring lunch and a coffee with me. Then I am helping out at the school with a PTA event directly after so I need to pack snacks for the girls. You see what I mean!
Getting cosy and autumnal here so I'm keen to get the house in check as well. I want to talk and plan more but as a family we've had a few talks about Christmas and have decided not to really do much in the way of presents this year, just a couple each. We all have more than we could want of absolutely everything and Christmas has just become about stress and shopping and money for me, and getting stuff for the girls. But that's not what it's really about.
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