Habit

It is said that it takes two weeks to set anything into a pattern, a habit. So anything that you want to do, or change, if practised regularly for two full weeks, then it has a chance to become a habit.

I practised single parenting for two weeks and two days. It was tough, but we survived. Actually, we did better than survive, we set up routines. And we formed habits. When there is no option of help around, it is impressive how one is able to rise to the occasion and, essentially, just get things done. And you lose a lot of clutter - not just physical, but relationships that are no longer working, and practises that tend to contribute little to the larger goal of getting-things-done. You trim down to the basics, focus on no-nonsense, streamlined life-keeping, and voila, everything becomes manageable. Tough, but manageable.

I am happy we did it. Staying alone with the kids to look after on my own is no longer such a petrifying thought. Dare I say, we had some fun together :-)