Letter from Nicole

— Editor —

Recently, my husband went away on a work trip. It was an overseas trip to the US (the things we do for work!), leaving us separated for a few weeks – far longer than we’ve ever been before.

During that time, for a variety of reasons, (such as school camps, bio parent visits etc), I found myself in a situation where I was home with just two of my children, for about four days.

As a blended family of seven, this is a rare situation indeed – very rare. The norm for me is a flurry of activity, noise, organised (and some not-so) chaos, jobs, errands, work, lifts, cooking, organising, helping, sorting – you get the idea.

But for four days, it was me, and two others. The quiet two. The easy two. The two that are happy to just chill.

And so, I found myself with something I simply never have – time. Time after I’d finished work, done the washing, made lunches, helped with homework, played games, cooked dinner, done the dishes, and taken kids to bed.

So, I did things I never do.

I read books. I cleared out my wardrobe. I watched a movie. I rested

And more importantly, I had time to think. Think about my day, my kids, my work, my life.

And that got me thinking, how often do we make time to just sit and think. To rediscover who we are, our interests, our passions, our needs

The answer, for me at least, is basically never.

And while I wouldn’t swap the chaos of my family for the world, one thing I did realise is the importance of taking time for me.

Because without taking care of yourself, you can’t take care of anyone else. At least not to the best of your ability anyway.

That old saying is true – you need to fit your own oxygen mask first!

Look at it this way, your family deserve the best version of you. So, make an effort to give it to them.

Nicole Madigan

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