Routines

It's amazing what you can find when you try and look for things.
When I left work to go on maternity leave i was lost. I had been through school and worked holidays, been through college and worked, and then uni and also worked. From there I went straight to work and had been there for 5 years before going off to have little Sam. So you see if anything I had been institutionalised into routine and work.
Without this gave the question of what was i supposed to do? I had no job or routine and wasn't going back to work any time soon. I found myself Making lists however silly or small in order to make my life seem to have meaning and direction. I made lists of chores that was in need of doing around the house.

So the day you arrived made a difference to our lives, you gave us meaning, especially me I think. Spending the day tending to your needs and life had a routine again and purpose.
But once we had settled into a routine some days in the house could last a very long time and we needed to get out, especially after your father had to return to work after a month.

I had looked on the internet and had asked people I knew to find out what i could do, as Sam was young at 5 weeks there was only a limited amount of things I could do with him.
And that's where it all started. Nowadays it feels odd if I am in the house. I am out most of the days busy at groups or going places... I will show you an example of a week in my life:

Sunday: Go to my parents house for a visit
Monday: Swimming with babyswimschool then cuppa with friends
Tuesday: Baby group in the morning (started as massage group and continued into this)
Wednesday: Baby group in the afternoon
Thursday: Swn a Sbri (baby & toddler singing dancing etc) followed by swimming then lunch with other parents.
Friday: Go shopping with my sister and my grandmother

I always thought myself shy and slow to meet new people and make friends, but I pushed myself to go to these places and to mix and to say yes to people when they asked if I wanted to come for lunch or a drink.
I have met many new people and some good friends. It has also made me keep a routine.