ME TIME
Some days I wish I could just run away. Not really, but it seems that I seldom find time to do the things that nourish my soul. I know that I have a 4 year old at home and that presents its challenges and I know that my husband travels more weeks in a month than I even want to think about but still... There are 24 hours in a day. I should be able to find some time for myself. Some days when Athena is in bed I just sit in the front room with a glass of wine, finish it off, shower and drop into bed, I'm just that tired. Anyway... what I want to know, I guess, is how do you find time for yourselves and what do you do with that time? What brings joy to your heart besides your husband and children? Do you even make time for yourself. I hold my breath waiting for your response.
About Me
- Michelle
- Amateur chef, gardener and yogini. Married 26 years to my highschool sweetheart. 4 daughters, 1 son in law and 3 granddaughters.
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6 comments:
sigh ...
I rarely get alone time and I don't really have another source of joy. Lame o. I need to find something to be passionate about, I guess.
I have SO many things that I love doing, that feed my soul other than being with my Hubby and Boy. But I hate half assing stuff, like starting an craft project and not finishing. SO I usually just avoid them, it's sad, but one day I'll get back into it.
I made some earrings today, just out of the blue, so that was fun!
I usually spend all my me time on the computer, seriously an extension of me, I love it!
Or I spend my time tidying up, I like feeling organized, so if I did something for me and the house was chaotic, then I wouldn't feel good about it all....blah blah blah me...Haha!
I've found that downloading podcasts and saving them up for listening to when ironing, or cooking actually makes this time feel more like 'me' time. I love Mark Kermode's film reviews on the BBC
My boys are young, so I don't get away time either, and evenings after they are in bed is when I work (I'm a designer) - and I usually work 6 nights a week until 1AM or so. It is hard sometimes - I know what you mean about being tired!!!! I think that is all moms.
But I take little bits and pieces during the day - when the boys seem to be playing quietly I read blogs and get refreshed. Or when they are painting I will watercolor a little. Or sew. I do yoga with them during the day - helps me focus and stretch while they just have fun! For me, anything that occupies the hands and the mind, even with kids around, helps me relax and focus...like baking or gardening. We also go for many nature walks on local trails - while they roam I get fresh air, exercise, take photos, and just see beauty. Helps my brain.
I often stay up ridiculously late, but I love when the whole house is asleep - I can read a book, meditate, read magazines, flip through a cookbook or craft book...even if it is just a half hour, it is nice.
I guess none of that sounds like 'me time' - ha ha - but I figure this time when they are young is when they need me a little more, so I try to find ways through the day to feel that I am feeding my own brain as well as theirs. :)
Well as you know I have all the me time I can stand. I work, go home sleep and go to work again. I do not have young ones to take care of any more. Even still I have decided that I really do not take time for just me. So lately I have adapted an idea from another blogger friend of mine. She takes mini 2 hour vacations for just herself. She has no kids, just a hubby. But she has taken time to go to the park and paint for 2 hours all by herself. She calls it a mini vacation. Lately I have done this. I have gone down to Wascana park and parked myself on a bench and just sat. I have fed the geese and ducks and have forgotten about work and the pressures of life. It has been wonderful. I recommend it. Try to take mini vacations out of your day away from stuff. I promise, you will be refreshed. That is if you can find somewhere for Athena to go. Perhaps when she is in school, you can go for a hike and forget about the house work and bills and the day to day. After all they will still be there when you get back.
Hey Michelle, thanks for the recent comment on my blog. We're fine, but my brother is having a very rough go right now and I wanted to record something that wouldn't violate his privacy. I closed comments on the post and added a note about it.
On the topic of personal time...with kids, we just don't get any. Tannis and I were really good at "The Hand-off" before, with one of us taking the kids so the other could do something on their own or with a friend...but with three that's been harder. We do ok, but we both feel lucky if we get an hour of personal time in a day -- and then we usually realize that we haven't spent any time together, so that comes out of "me" time too, for both of us.
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