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I needed a day like today

July 31, 2003

It's been absolutely harmonious today. I blame it on the lavender. I took the time to clean my bedroom and make the bed, which is something I have been unable to do, because by the time I think about it, someone's sleeping in there.

When I make my bed, I usually douse all of the linens and covers and pillows with a healthy dose of lavender, and the children just love it. As soon as I finished, Monk was almost magnetically drawn to the room. I found him in there silently luxuriating in the freshy made bed. I think lavender really does have a calming effect on my children. And perhaps there's the caring that goes into making up the bed that transmits feelings of love and harmony from me to them.

At any rate, Monk, who had been complaining all day of "being in a bad mood" was almost instantly satisfied, and things started to just click around here. I made lunch, monk played by himself, I did some reading, cole played by himself, I hung out laundry, we all played together, we had a snack, did some dancing...

and we just hung out. It's been so nice. I have music playing. My music. And no one is going to walk in and turn it off without asking. I've been able to clean up the kitchen...and the kids have been content with entertaining themselves...and no one is wandering in and trying to tell me that I need to "do something."

I am doing nothing, and that means everything. I held Monk, I lay in the bed with cole and snuggled, I typed a book report that Monk dictated to me, I read from our book of Buddhist tales to Cole, and another story, as well. And it has all flowed so naturally.

I need to remember, as I fill my days with activities to keep the kids in touch with other kids, to set aside days like today to be in harmony in the home. To dance through the house listening to punk rock and hip hop, singing, dancing, cleaning, hugging, kissing booboos, laughing, listening to jokes...

and just being happy.

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