Weasles and Hard ...

Have you ever had days when the things that happen are inexplainable and are simply outrageous? I had one of those days recently that still is fresh on my mind. It looked like this...

Saturdays is my day to do things around the house and for my family. My husband is usually doing something in our yard or in our home as well and we kind of help one another out with big chores.

Well, the day started with me making plans to do the laundry. I gathered it all up and got it sorted in the laundry room. Everything was going very well until I opened up the washer and noticed something in the bottom. It looked like clothes so I went to pick it up. And then I started to laugh. Here I had forgotten some underwear in the washer 2 weeks ago and lo and behold it had grown super duper hard in there. LOL Oh my goodness! Did it feel awful! I had a moment when I thought it might be halarious to try them on but the idea quickly passed as I thought of the rough hard material against my husband's skin or mine.

Once I had the laundry in (and yes, I did rewash the underwear), I began to do some cleaning - a little dusting, vacuuming, and cleaning the bathrooms. There was nothing unusual about what I was doing. I had done this many times before. But for some reason, I found myself picking up a bottle and dropping it or stubbing my toe or knee or...It just was wild how much time I spent picking up after myself!

I finally had to sit down and just chill for a while. I found myself just needing a break from my own self.

Sometimes we move so fast in our lives that our bodies and minds get tired and don't work as well as they usually do. I think that is why I forgot the clothes in the washer and why my balance was definitely not what it usually is . I always KNOW that it is time for me to take a break and do a little something nice for me when the things I touch and do are not coming easy.
I am excited about this next year because it is going to include encouraging people to take retreats. With this is going to come the beginning of us opening our home here for that very thing. So, if you are in need of a break, let me know and I can set you up with a room :).

I believe that our creativity is fueled by how much we are nurtured and rested. And we can only go so long before we find hard underwear in our washers!

So how do you rest and nurture yourself on a regular basis?

Oh, and by the way, when you are resting, it is a nice gesture, when the husband runs into a cat downstairs with a weasle in its grips, for him to not tell you in any way that there could be a sharp tooled creature in your home prowling around (until it is gone :) Thank heavens for rest support!

Keep resting and creating!