Today

Today's the type of day where I sit and wish I were doing something else. It's probably 'cos there's a lull after a month or more of continuous rushing.

Today I wish I were home cooking up new delicious things that my son would love to come home to (even though there might be VEGGIES in them!). Today I would love to be lying in the shade of a grove of trees, pondering the sunlight through green, watching clouds and examining the minute life in the grass. Today I would like to take an undisturbed afternoon nap - unwoken by the neighbours, the dogs, the child or the TV. Today I'd like to have time to read, meditate on and absorb some of the excellent stuff I've found online this week. Today I'd like to see in the morning or see out the day in peace and tranquility, sitting on my lawn with quiet heart and overflowing soul. Today I'd like to curl up with a bar of dark choc and a cup of good coffee, revelling in the moment. Today I wish I could rediscover my artistic/poetic streak and create something of beauty.

But today I'm at work - a blessing that many wish they had, so I won't complain too loudly - with the sound of students, vacuum cleaners, colleagues and vehicles all around. The only world I can escape to is that in my computer screen. The meals I'll cook will be done-in-a-hurry, all-in-one-pot variations on stuff my son will eat. The nature-shot I'll get is as I walk home, or a brief time in my garden after work. My nap will be a night's rest. My coffee-break consists of a hurried cup of green tea. The creative stuff is limited to redesigning a website. And most of what I'll read will be quickly-scanned emails.

Life goes on...