I tend to enjoy the freedom of spontaneity over the comfort of routine,routine for me never works and will never want it to work. Routine is not adventurous as spontaneous activity. The only routine is to go to church. But I do have two favourite kinds of Sundays, which are both about cooling down and enjoying my saroundings.
One is going out on an unplanned adventure like some picnic at the forest trails or at the beach and swimming . My wife is both a laid back person as well as a good photographer and an indoor girl, Both of them to me are important for the family to bond. So my Sundays tend to be swayed by her ever changing lifestyle. If her day is to go out then she’s often itching to take a little trip and off to explore somewhere. This suits me wonderfully whilst chatting endlessly and listening keenly to her story on the journey,and arriving somewhere beautiful to our point of rest, I usually take out my camera phone to capture the tiny details of nature. My younger son at this point is always our camera man.With this my sundays are Al round fascinating. We often find ourselves by the sea- so calm and relaxed and we’ll stay to catch the sunset.
What I love about the Sunday at home feeling when you really honour it, is allowing yourself that time to pick up the coffee table books and magazines you haven’t had time for during the week. I focus so much on making all my time meaningful and productive, I feel it is only time i have as a career chef hotelier within the week that I am really practicing restful time as something important for me too and I am really enjoying especially with my playerful family.
The other Sundays I love are time at home. Whether it is sunny or grey outside I feel cosy indoors, I simply enjoy the sun shining in through the kitchen window as I prepare some brunch for the family. Before I would settle into something calm to cook for a burst of energy to start with like a pancakes with maple syrup or a jam filled doughnut. I’ll often then go to the Tv room and engage some movies,May be once in a while I would retreat to my bedroom for some writing. But without a doubt I’ll be drinking a ridiculous amount of herbal tea.
Yes, I think it is so good for us – for me it does inspire my work, but I think it also helps me feel refreshed.I grew up surrounded by woods, fields and trees so I feel much more at home in nature than a busy city -. I also bring nature in to my home, trying to grow (and remember to water) my house plants and I’ve also really fallen in love with fresh herbs and flowers. I think I enjoy that Sunday which is simple, not loud, but pleasingly quiet and ordinary.
Mzedu Kitchen 