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Wintering

Life has felt fairly hectic lately and I’ve felt out of sync with the natural world that is only just starting to emerge from hibernation. A little bit of light has crept into our mornings and evenings, and snowdrops and crocuses have pushed up through the ground bringing some much needed colour to these dreary, grey winter days.

Over the last few weeks, my husband and I’ve been trying to get fitter, he recently invested in an exercise bike so we’ve both enjoyed cycling virtually through downtown Tokyo and Kyoto (where we spent our honeymoon almost a decade ago), and we’ve been doing yoga together most evenings before bed. I’ve joined a weekly fitness class at our local gym, which has been a fun way to increase my activity. It’s been tricky finding time to exercise between work and parenting, but we want to get a bit fitter if only to keep up with our two young, energetic daughters.

I’ve struggled a bit with the winter blues but I’m finding such comfort in little glimmers like building elaborate train tracks and magnetic tile towns on the living room floor with the girls or family games of pop up pirate, hungry hippos, dobble and bingo, lots of messy kinetic sand and play dough fun too. This month there have been parties for our oldest daughter’s fifth birthday, and my mother in law’s too. My husband has also gone full-time self employed for the first time, we’re still adjusting to the new rhythm of his work but will hopefully be less stressful and more flexible than his previous role.

We’ve been getting on with little jobs in the garden too, mostly tidying up but also planting a silver birch and pear tree. Winter hasn’t quite surrendered to Spring here yet, it’s still pretty cold, dark, wet and wild, but the first little daffodils in our border have flowered. Have a lovely week. X

9 thoughts on “Wintering”

  2. Your post beautifully captures the transition from winter to spring, both in nature and in your daily life. It’s inspiring to hear how you’re making time for fitness, family, and even a bit of gardening amidst the winter blues. Inspiring.

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      1. That’s a great way to channel your energy! It’s not always easy, but focusing on something positive really helps. Keep going!

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  3. Wonderful… Winter blues I think affects many of us… And your new exercise regime sounds great.
    Lovely to see the little one getting involved in the digging..
    And good luck to your hubby with his self employment role…
    My hubby took that turn in his career in the 80’s to become more flexible when our children were at school .. He never looked back..

    Wishing you well, and love the daffs are blooming, i took a couple of photos I intend to post in my garden blog later of daffs and snowdrops…
    Spring is on its way…
    Enjoy your week ahead.. ❤ Sue x

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    1. Thanks, Winter always seems to drag on about when I’m impatient to get back into the garden and exploring with the kids. That’s exactly why my husband has chosen to go self employed too, our oldest starts school this summer. Have a lovely week. X

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