I consider myself so lucky that I am able to earn a living from my home…in my pajamas and bunny slippers, if I want! Days when I have more time I can work ahead and then take a few days off when I need to. My schedule is such that I can just as easily work at 3 pm or 3 am…whatever works for me can make me money.
Don’t get me wrong…those that find employment at healthcare job sites can do very well, I’m sure. This works for me, though. With my large family and commitment to taking care of my family and home, finding the ability to work from home on the Internet has been an unbelievable blessing for my family.
We are in pare-down mode. With a newborn showing signs of colic and general unhappiness, my time is at a premium lately. All the same, there are some household tasks I won’t forego. For instance, I insist on clean toilets and sinks. No, we don’t have Hansgrohe faucets, but what we do have sparkles, thank you very much. What household tasks do you consider non-negotiable…you know…you do regardless of how swamped you are?
Diamonds…my birth stone…I’ve always felt fortunate to have these beautiful gems as my birth stone. Gives me all the more reason to collect diamond jewelry. Not that I’m looking at the moment, but certified diamonds are a lovely diversion to behold. Something pleasant to drool over when you have a moment. Make sure you know the value of your diamonds before you buy to ensure you do not lose money on your investment.
The hustle and bustle has dissipated temporarily as everyone but the baby and I are at a ballgame. I look around me at the mess and disorder and then I look at my tiny newborn as she nurses in my arms. Suddenly the need to restore order pales to the awesome miracle I hold in my arms. The mess will wait. In fact, cleaning up messes is very similar to shoveling in a blizzard and equally as fruitless. I’m doing something far more important…so important that former cares about term life insurance quote…while all well and fine…will just have to wait.
The quiet helps me regain my focus and vision. A brand new beginning…and I get to not only watch it unfold, but I get the supreme privilege of molding and guiding it.
I thought some readers might be interested in just how pregnant I am looking these days. This picture was taken on Memorial Day a few weeks ago. I had no idea hubby snapped it…usually I’m ready but he snuck this one in on me. Yep…that is all baby there…no need for phentermine for me…I’ll get back down to fighting weight in no time!
Do you get enough? Do you crave it? If you crave it, you don’t get enough. I know there have been times in my life when I absolutely CRAVED solitude…usually around the times that I had a needy newborn and was running ragged. But, my experience is that solitude is not a want, but rather, a need.
When you have time alone, you are able to:
Think
Get to know yourself
Create
Unwind and kick back
Reflect
Hear your inner voice
Optimally, everyone should have enough solitude that they do not feel compelled to squander it in busyness. Quality solitude will rejuvenate and renew. If you spend your solitude running around trying to get things done, you will not be renewed when your solitude ends and you will be left feeling unfulfilled and unsatisfied.
Find a way to get some solitude each day. For me, solitude is more important than sleep. Although I dearly love my bed, I think I love solitude more. I am willing to get up at 6 am to get an hour of peace before kids start to get up. This is arguably one of the best parts of my day and I’m not sure what I’d do without it.
So…do you get enough solitude? Is it worth it to you to carve out some solitude out of each day? I heartily recommend you give it a try.
It’s really quite amazing that I don’t have worse dark eye circles than I do, considering the amount of sleep I get each night. As this pregnancy progresses, the discomforts are mounting. Between horribly swollen feet and ankles to heartburn to just plain ol’ uncomfortable…I am not sleeping the greatest. Hubby is being very sweet…going so far as to suggest that I need to stay in bed longer to keep my feet higher than my heart. Honestly though…how on earth can I subtract another hour from my day? Stress mounts…
Is anyone else having a hard time with these months disappearing? We are already fast approaching the end of April. Do you know what that means? It means I inch ever closer to needing to get serious about finding a treatment for wrinkles because I will be marking off another year on the old tree. Yep…on Monday, I’ll be 43. How can that be? Not only are the months disappearing alarmingly, but the years are too.
‘Course, it’s hard to feel THAT old when I have a wriggling, squirming bundle inside me growing and thriving until it is finally time to meet her…but I confess that I don’t even to pregnancy that well anymore now that I’m older. It’s harder, that’s for sure!
I am sitting here in a completely quiet house. Hubby has taken the kids on a bike ride and they will probably be gone for at least an hour. Doesn’t sound like a long time does it? Well…no, it’s not…but it’s amazing how I can recharge in as little as an hour.
I’m going to finish this post and then putter around the house for a bit. Puttering is one of my favorite pastimes when I have extra time. I rearrange trinkets, do a little clutter control, restore a little order…and all the while I can be alone with my thoughts without anyone intruding or wanting something from me.
I like my solitude in complete silence…probably because I am so often barraged with noise when the kids are around. I don’t need music or any background noise at all to feel completely at peace. I used to be a background noise person, but all that changed when the house filled up with people, I guess.
When I finish my puttering, I will probably curl up with cross stitch and try to get 15 or 20 minutes of cross stitching done on my sampler. I will consider that a beneficial hour of solitude.
How do you spend your solitude?
How important is your television to you? For example, does your home feature a Samsung HDTV sitting prominently in a main room for the family’s viewing pleasure…or perhaps you and I have something in common and you have a MUCH smaller little set sitting quietly in a corner that is used from time to time for a special diversion or distraction.
I’ll give you another idea of how important television is to us…no, we do not have a converter box on any television in our house. Nope – no programming at all for us. We watch only videos and DVDs on our televisions and use the Internet for any live news we may need.
Know what? We’re perfectly happy!
