After all these weeks of absence, what can one say? I got caught in a film set with Russel Crowe? Or I had to meet brangelina in Venice - or maybe I was in Santa Barbara trying Meryl Streeps favorite Croissants.
I could tell you anything - and I am sure you can imagine I was busy - and that in combination with traveling with the kids - was allot of work. One thing I did notice in being gone - When you take a break from your daily life and all the things you have in your home and all the commitments you need to somehow follow up on, there is something truly beautiful in taking the family into a different setting with less of everything.
A selection of toys made the boys go out and venture the world. A selection of books made me focus on what I really wanted to read. A guitar turned my girls into songwriters and best buddies after sharing a room. We had a splendid time just being ourselves. One must stress, that there was no computer or other electrical devices around.
Being a close family already, on our holidays we just pushed that little bit more together, that made it perfect. Spending time together cooking, reading or just playing a game with no pressure from the outside - this puts your life back into perspective. Now being back home, the kids are relaxed and actually NO - they are not running to the WI or the computer to log on to facebook. We have landed and have slowly unpacked our things and are now starting to talk about little things such as " remember when we climbed that mountain and there was a monk up there talking to a tree?" Yes, we are all connected and recharged. I can only recommend it to anyone. If it is possible, book a house for 4 to 6 weeks and take your life to a different place, climate and culture. Believe me, you see much clearer afterwards.
I promise to write more in the next days.
