returned

How good are holidays?! Especially beach ones [well, for me anyway].

My little family and I have just come back from a break in the sun. And so, in the interests of savouring [which we all know, is terrifically great for well-being], here are my favourite things about being away [in no particular order]:

• afternoon sleeps
• seeing My Little One’s joy as she jumped waves with her dad. [Just like me, my mum loved the beach and there was something about seeing that ripple extend to my own daughter that filled my heart and broke it just a little, all at the same time]
• eating ice-cream on the sand
• reading in the sun
• hanging out, just doing nothing, with my two favourite people

And my other favourite thing about being away? Coming home.

You know, I reckon ends-of-holidays are a dead give-away when it comes to how you feel about your everyday life. That last.day.heaviness or happy.anticipation is incredibly telling.

I was reluctant to leave but actually, not.so.deep.inside I was really looking forward to getting back to our little home, our gentle routines and our everyday happiness.