Remember when we were in the middle of a pandemic and we couldn’t do anything and we were stuck at home and we longed to be back to normal and back to doing all the “stuff” we were missing?<\/p>\n
I miss the quiet of those days.\u00a0 Not the EVENT itself.\u00a0 But the more quiet, more laid back days.\u00a0 When I could go for a drive and nobody else was on the road.\u00a0 When I wasn’t full of anxiety and fear and worry when I was driving.\u00a0 These days it feels like everybody is in a hurry and driving way too fast.\u00a0 I’ve seen a few cars go through red lights recently and that just puts a heaviness on my chest because I know what CAN happen in those situations.\u00a0 My family and I live with the after effects every single day because someone was driving way too fast through a stop sign.<\/p>\n
I sometimes miss having nothing to do.\u00a0 \u00a0Life has gotten busy again.\u00a0 With work, and events, and things to do and places to go.\u00a0 A full calendar again.\u00a0 Which was fun at first.\u00a0 The excitement of feeling things “back to normal”.<\/p>\n
But with the holidays getting closer, and the busyness increasing, I decided that yesterday would be a full on day to rest and recharge.<\/p>\n
So I did.\u00a0 I stayed home.\u00a0 I made scones.\u00a0 I ate scones.\u00a0 \u00a0I binge watched the first two seasons of Dead To Me so I could be ready for Season 3 that just came out.<\/p>\n
I played in my scrapbook room.\u00a0 I did a few pages.\u00a0 Ordered some new prints.\u00a0 I organized bills and tidied up my planner.\u00a0 I listened to records and painted my nails.<\/p>\n
There was time with my kids and a movie with my husband.\u00a0 Leftovers for dinner made the perfect end to the day.<\/p>\n
It was a day to remind myself the benefit of being still and not busy.\u00a0 Locked away at home with nowhere to go, nowhere to be.<\/p>\n
No social media.\u00a0 At all.\u00a0 \u00a0How freeing to not be a slave to the scroll.<\/p>\n
It was a beautiful day spent recharging.\u00a0 I highly encourage you to take that time for you.\u00a0 To remind yourself of the things you like to do.\u00a0 \u00a0Life’s simple pleasures.<\/p>\n
And feel free to share with me what you like to do on those quiet days.\u00a0 What does your “me” time look like?<\/p>\n