Empty Nest? Time for you

I was thinking of all those people who have just become empty nesters because their son or daughter have just gone to university, college, gap year etc. A few years ago I was also in that position. There are some people who would welcome the space, some who couldn’t care but I bet for the majority there is a heartache which was once filled by your child. If you are going through these feelings, speaking as someone who has been through this twice, time will make it better and you will be surprised that you will start to enjoy your new found freedom. You will grow in ways you never imagined and, by the time the child returns, they will be a different person and so will you. Your relationship will have changed, just as it did when you waved them off to school when they were five years old, and it’s something to look forward to.

I am not intending to counsel anyone but I found that all of a sudden I rediscovered the local library - so much so I now devour books - sometimes reading what I call ‘chewing gum’ books in which I don’t have to think to hard about the plot but thoroughly enjoy the writing and others with a little more bite. My personal taste has always been non-fiction books of any kind from science to biographies. I also read several books at a time depending on what I feel like.

At the moment I am reading ‘The Beach House’ by Jane Green

A wonderfully ‘comfortable’ read with real characters.

The other book (non-fiction) is ‘The Outliers’ by Malcolm Gladwell

This book leads you along sociological paths to discover how successful people have evolved from differing backgrounds.

So if you feel like someone who needs to rediscover themselves try reading!

See you soon.

xx