[ENGLISH] I have been full-time mothering, this is why I
have been away. Lots of work before going on holidays and then lots of things
to do with the kids.
I am happy to see 2013 go. 2013 has been hard, really hard. I
have seen people very close to me battle with depression and not always win. But
I guess that the important thing is that they have been trying to get out and
are in the path of recovery. My face went all wonky in April and has not
recovered yet (I am yet to post the update on my Bell’s Palsy). And I also had a
cancer scare with my mother. Lots of other ugly things happened to my good
friends: one was in hospital with Purpura and another in hospital with cancer,
another lost his mother, another did not get her permanent position, and my
cousin divorced in a rather ugly way… and so on…
My normal year ended in April as I have been unable to
function normally afterwards. My face was painful and debilitating and as a
result I took 1 month of sick leave. Thankfully my pregnancy went well and R was born on the 29th of July. And what a delight that has been! R is
the sweetest and loveliest and cuddliest little boy. He is kind and gentle and
has compensated everything else. What would have been a horrible year to forget
has become a year to remember. Seeing my two kids grow and interact and play with
their father has been what has kept me going this year.
I hope that 2014 is better, I want health and happiness and
rest… and peace of mind… but I am starting to think that this is what growing
up is about. Maybe this is what grown-ups were warning me when I wanted to grow
up faster.
Happy new year to every one! May 2014 be great for all of us
<3 <3 <3
[ESPAÑOL]
He estado ocupada. Esto de ser mama a tiempo completo me ha tenido atada de
pies y manos. Antes de irme de vacaciones anduve a cien por hora acabando cosas
y en las vacaciones me lo estoy pasando pipa con los niños.
Me
alegro de que se acabe el 2013. Ha sido un año súper duro. He visto como gente
muy cercana ganaba y perdía batallas contra la depresión. Lo importante, sin
embargo, es verlos luchar y que estén en el buen camino. Mi cara se torció en abril y todavía no me he recuperado (tengo que colgar una actualización de cómo
va mi parálisis de Bell). También tuvimos un susto que le tuvieron que quitar
un cáncer de piel a mi madre. Demasiadas cosas feas e infelices ocurrieron a
mis amigos cercanos: una estuvo en el hospital con Púrpura, otra con cáncer,
otro amigo perdió a su madre, y otra no consiguió su plaza de investigadora, y
mi primo ha acabado en un divorcio muy feo… y más…

Espero
que el 2014 sea mejor, quiero salud y felicidad y descanso… y tranquilidad…
pero estoy empezando a pensar que estas preocupaciones son la consecuencia de
crecer y que esto era lo que los mayores nos advertían cuando queríamos crecer más
rápido.
Feliz año
nuevo para todos! Que el 2014 sea fantástico para todos nosotros <3 <3
<3
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