Life sure ain't boring, well mine is never anyhow. With 3 kids that keep me engaged and on my toes, I never have any dull moments. I usually spend part of my day trying to coax my 2 year old down from the dry walls that are starting to crumble in places. She is a natural born climber and a1 adventurer. If she is not following her sisters, she likes to climb or follow and copy the youngest dog in our family. I once found her scratching herself against the fence just like bear was. Bear is our dog, called so because he was the largest puppy and resembled a bear. It was really meant only to be a nickname but it stuck.

On another adventurous day, I found her trying to squirm her way under the gate, just like Bear. That was quite frightening, in her mind she just wanted to follow her friend and really has no idea about the risks of being out on the track. I usually know where she is at all times, but she also loves to run and girl does she know how to move. She seriously can get some speed going when she wants too. She is full of energy and loves to use it all, keeping me fit and on my toes.

So it is not hard to imagine, that I do actually yearn for some dull moments! Well not dull, but moments where I can sit outside during the day and just let my mind go blank and not have to tune into the sounds around me. Trying to stay alert, so that I can, if needs be, hear children annoying one another or in trouble. It is just a natural mama development to have high, tuned in hearing, that picks up the many sounds and voices of our children.

My days are full to the point of bursting. Bursting over into a multicoloured kaleidoscope of jobs that swim constantly in the fore front of my brain. So I prioritize, I think about what is the most important thing, that I need to get done today. No.1 Keep my kids alive, without a doubt the no.1 priority, keep them feed and safe. They are safe on the land I live on, but they are also little dare devils and I usually find them climbing great heights or swinging from branches. They would do great in a circus!

In saying all that, I do love that the have the freedom to explore, to test their limits and develop such amazing skills in agility and confidence. This is exactly the environment that I want them to grow up in. But every mama needs some down time. But of late I have had no of that and really can't see much on the horizon. When my youngest naps I write on here and then when they all go to bed I write a bit more, but oh it kind of feels like I am burning the candle at both ends.

So back to prioritizing, well cooking and growing food takes up quiet a lot of my time, but I am outside mostly for that so that is okay. Being outside is what keeps me focused and connected. I have had issues with water of late and the tap next to my truck is disconnected due to a leak, that is just too out of my league to deal with. So instead I have been lugging 2X 25L containers of water down to my truck and garden to keep me and my family clean and my gardens watered. There is a solution to this, I just have not had the time to make it happen yet.

But a few days ago my body send me a little wake up call, in the form of a sore shoulder. Yeah, stop lugging the water Aishlinn and get it sorted, did I listen? No. I didn't prioritize it. I just kept going cos I thought I was invincible. Well guess what, I am not and now I sit here with my right arm in a sling.

Yes Me, who loves to write about the importance of listening to ourselves, to our bodies. But how about taking my own advice for once. Listening is all well and good, but it is so much more than that, it is listening and doing, that matters. Implementing self care!

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