This day, unlike those surrounding it, has been filled with as little as I can manage to get away with. (This is relative, mind you, with a toddler running about).
Instead of reading "My Friend Rabbit" 10 times, for instance, we’ve read it twice. Instead of a fresh, homemade lunch, we had reheated pancakes. The dirty laundry has been emptied out of the baskets and strewn about the house, and so have my dirty tissues. The dishes are piled high. It’s not even 1pm. 10 years ago to today I went on my first date with my husband; if you had asked me then I’d never have guessed that this is what my life would look like. If I had known that I’d have a little one at my feet pretending to barf in a bucket -- something he’s seen a few too many times the past few days -- perhaps I might have run the other way. But now that I’m here, now that I’m living this life, I can’t imagine it being any other way. I can’t imagine being any happier than I am right now. Even if I would give anything to curl up on the sofa right now, watch the last remaining leaves blowing in the trees, and take a little nap, uninterrupted._________________________________________
About the author: Danielle Reiner is a knitter, spinner, maker, and mama trying to live a simple life. She blogs at born.in.japan and tweets at @borninjp.
