i had a great jog this evening, and realized, mid-run, that for the first time in possibly, oh EVER, i was NOT thinking about the end of the run. i wasn't focused on the finish point. i was just out there, enjoying being running! it was totally amazing. i turned my head sideways, and noticed that i was fairly bookin' it, i mean, for me. sometimes when you're looking forward only, you don't notice how fast you're going, or that you're moving at all. hmmm. how many levels does that work on?
anyway, i always wanted it to be like this. and here it is.
i realized that's where the bliss is. it's in the middle of things. *finishing* my code isn't nearly as blissful as being in the middle of the flow of it. although finishing does give me a buzz too.
and the children. oh goodness, when the little 'un isn't throwing things, he's soooo cute. and i take great joy in just watching him discover.
similarly, there are few things better than having discussions with the 8-y-o over pumpkin carving. those moments are great to get stuck in.
last night the three of us were making halloween cookies. i work full-time, so i just got instant cookie mix. i really wasn't keen on m2 being involved, as i could see flour going everywhere, and i was too exhausted for a major cleaning session. so he slowly sidled up to the chair. then he sat on the chair and looked at me. then he just sat there, occasionally pointing to whatever we'd done and saying "ayuu-uh," his word for everything he doesn't yet have a word for.
then i thought, "well it's not like flour *isn't* going to get a few places, okay, fine." and i let him push a few cookie cutters into the dough. oh how he loved it, and so what if it was messier. he was having a great time, right up to the point...
that he sneezed all over the cookies.
it's a good thing i bought three boxes....
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