Mother Earth…

Not many people like January. It is long, busy and quite a chore. What a busy month we have had in January with visitors etc here at the Co-op! Many discussions and plans with the year beginning as The Urban Co-op is a magnet for good intention! It is also though a season of sickness and caring and reverting to the Mother role. The trend is obvious. Fill up with sugar from October to December and pay the price later. Christmas is a time that encourages parties and events. They are exhausting! Pressure to fulfill responsibilities to family and friends with gifts blah blah blah… January comes and the guard is down. But sickness creeps in. I have found this each year. I have learned to slow down and semi hibernate when I can. We joke that we cannot afford to get sick as we end up stepping in for those who are. I certainly feel a responsibility to stay well. Early nights to bed and seaweed baths have become my therapy.
 
But I also have learned to embrace the role of carer when the pre adults get sick and recognise it is an important time to knit family together. How many of us have felt very inconvenienced when the children get sick? Sales of Calpol tell a story. This is a conversation that has emerged lately here where the female energy is vital for co-operatives success. I can see why! So many mothers keeping the show on the road when the troops are sick.. honestly I don’t know how ye would manage with out us! 

​Anne Maher