Living Arrows | Recharging

'You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth' Khalil Gibran.

This has pretty much been us for the last week. We've been living off Easter chocolate, watching too much TV and staying our pyjamas most of the time. It's been a bit of a rough week, I've had some ongoing health difficulties that are being investigated and it's hit me pretty hard this week so we're taking things steady.

In all honesty I think Iris has needed a quiet week as much as I have. We went to grandma's house for an Easter egg hunt last Sunday and visited family members we've not seen in a while and I think it's all a bit much for her. She seems to be getting overwhelmed afterwards, I think because she's spent so long not being able to play with people, now she can it's too much. She's only 3, a third of her life has been spent living in a pandemic. She tells me she can't remember going to playgroup or visits to the library, it's like her social stamina has evaporated and she's gone back to like she was when she was a baby, easily tired and overwhelmed. I think the same can be said for me. Having autism makes social situations very difficult for me and over the last year I too have lost my social stamina- things are having more of an effect on me than they did before. So a quiet week has been lovely and now we're ready to start to rebuild. Next week we've got a trip to Yorkshire Wildlife Park planned as well as a much needed trip to the library- we've had the same books for a year now! 

Wishing you all a good week and hoping you all stay safe as we move forward into the next stage of the roadmap.

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