That left me at home -- alone -- for more than two hours. I had no idea what to do. Seriously. I love being alone. I always have. But I haven't had the opportunity to be at home completely alone for more than a couple of hours in, oh, 10 years.
Skeeter (with children) and I (without) parted company at church, after the vacation bible school program and carnival. When I got home, I truly had no idea what to do. No little hands pulling at me. No one asking for something. I sat on the couch in the silence for a while, enjoying the emptiness.
Over the next 18 hours, I did all of the normal things that I do on Friday night and Saturday morning. I folded laundry; I did the dishes; I took a load of things to the thrift store. It wasn't until Skeeter and the children were on the way home that I realized something important.
I have abandoned my hobbies. I used to make soap and do scrapbooking. I was never emotionally attached to the activities, but I did enjoy them. I haven't touched my supplies for either hobby in at least two years. Once I found myself presented with an opportunity to do them, I didn't know where to begin.
I'm not sure where to go from here, but that was a real eye-opener.
7 comments:
I feel your pain. I used to have hobbies. Now if I am free, I just read or go on the internet. Darn you internet, sucking up my time like right now!
I hope you re-discover a hobby, or find something new and exciting.
I don't often have a large chunks of time alone AND at home. Paul let's me go have "me" time whenever I need it, but I usually have to go somewhere rather than stay at home.
My problem is that I have too many things going on. So when I get time home alone, I spend half of it deciding if I will work on my quilt, or my knitting, or it I will read.
(Disclaimer: Reading doesn't quite qualify as a hobby yet. But it's getting close.)
It sounds like this was an important weekend for you. Perhaps this can be a more regular event where you get time for you?
I'm with you. I'm too tired for my hobby, usually. Unless it's a night set aside JUST for it, and I mean out of the house, scrapbooking does not get done.
sigh
I know what you mean - when no one's home you just want to sit and enjoy the complete silence.
Thank goodness I've got my priorities in order.....I've completely abandoned the house work so that I can do my hobby - blogging. LOL!!!
When the hubby and kids are gone....I like to take a nap :)
Someone once quoted someone else (I think it was Covey) to me -- "Too often, we let the urgent get in the way of the important." Another good one -- and I don't remember the source at all for this one -- is "You will never 'find' time. You must make time."
It's important to have a hobby. Even if you only get to do something with it once a month (like me). Schedule it on your calendar if you have to!
PS We both know I would drag you out scrapbooking if I lived closer!
Oh! Let's make SOAP! I've never done that....
I usually take a long bath, find some mundane chore like cleaning the baseboards, or catching up on a book...while in the bath. Or finding some movie I could never get through with them running in and out. My favorite thing is to go to a restaraunt alll alone and read my book or write in my journal. The journal part has recently been taking over with writing letters to people who still....write letters.
Brenda
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