Contentment
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It’s late and we’re exhausted. It has not been a good week (John was attacked by a horrid dog, & it has been really awful at the hospital). But one of the bright spots in our months is the day we make our student loan repayment. Today was no different!
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You know, it took years of marriage to truly appreciate our individual contributions to the Chatterjee-Woolman family unit. John, for example, is a Nurturer. He finds it fulfilling to care for people he loves. To raise them up. A slow, laid-back yet hardworking life; a signature quiet strength. Me? I am a Hunter. I love…
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As a little girl schoolwork made sense to me so quickly that I didn’t want to work hard at it. Instead I read grown up books, did tomboy stuff, and fought with boys if they called me “just a girl”. My mother thought I could make something of my life if only I studied a…
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I’ve often seen people who love work being lambasted, as if nothing else is important to them. We need to look again. Anyone who knows me knows that I’m interested in everything. Everything! So, naturally I get distr…. Ooh what’s that? Yes, I get distracted easily. But, we’ve covered that already. It’s one of the many…
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You know how it is. You go about the house getting on with chores when you hear a crash. What now, you ask yourself rushing towards the noise…
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“Djuknow what we need to focus more on?” John asked. “Hmm?” I looked up from my book, quite curious. “Cook from scratch as many weekday evenings as possible”, said John thumbing through a thoughtful Xmas gift. (I hate housework, and this idea sounded like more housework to me!) But we do cook from scratch, I protested. We…
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I used to have this Sunday afternoon ritual, if at home- a piece of dark chocolate truffle, freshly brewed espresso & catching up with my favourite blogs. While John and I were planning our mature student life we didn’t think I would have to let go of stuff like this. In any case, I would have reiterated,…
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