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Not only is a whole day a month unrealistic for me, if ever I DO get another entire day to myself without anything scheduled, I can post about it under any number of other goals, such as ‘make the most of the time I’ve been given’, ‘reflect on things for which I am grateful’, ‘record things that make me happy’, and/or one of several other goals, depending on how I spend said day-to-myself. So off the list with this one.
As enjoyable as our wintery wonderlandy weekend was, the snow storm foiled M’s plan to go with his family to visit Grandma on Sunday. Instead, he lay on the couch, virtually immobile, from sun up to sun down and beyond. His back was bugging him and he felt the need to rest. So in a way, I did have the day to myself. I puttered around the house a lot of the day, went for a vigorous trek through the snow with a friend, wrapped gifts, hung out a while in my (still developing) ‘artist’s space’, and wound down the weekend by watching the Survivor finale and reunion with M. Not even close to alone-time, but an enjoyable day nonetheless.
I wonder if they’ll reschedule their visit for this coming Sunday?? :oD
Looks like M is going with his fam to visit grandma in Toronto on Sunday, so I’ll be home alone. tee hee… I almost feel guilty for being this excited! :o)
I believe that M’s plan is to leave early Friday and come back early Sunday. I was all excited about having Friday afternoon and evening to myself, but alas, I forgot that my big brother and our friend ‘Miss Anne’ are coming over to barbecue burgs and watch Survivor. That’s not sad though, it’s been a long time since we had a “Survivor Night” together, but it’s not ideal; not only does it feel all wrong to watch without M there, but it also cuts in to my “alone” time.
No matter – they’re both early-to-bed folks, so they won’t linger after the show.
As for Sat and Sun, I’ve been giving some thought as to how to enjoy the time, and I’ve come up with so many glorious possibilities:I’ll just play it by ear, but at least with all of these ideas fresh in my mind, I won’t be likely to “waste” any of this precious time in front of the boob tube, as I am sometimes wont to resort to when I can’t immediately think of anything better to do.
before M goes up north for the weekend and I’m left home alone to revel in the solitude. I can hardly wait!! :oD
I had from Friday around supper time until Monday at 2:00 a.m. to myself this weekend. It was bliss.
I didn’t set the alarm. I didn’t make a list of things to do (although a couple of times I was so aimless that I had to sit down and write out what felt important to do this weekend to make the most of my time; that helped me re-focus). I DID cook myself delicious, nutritious meals, and herbal iced teas. I did work for a bit, and watched good movies (Sense & Sensibility, Rocky II, and The Incredibles), and napped in the hammock, and stole away for a hot tub at M’s sister’s place, since she was up north with him. I had fun writing my Week Two TAW tasks, and e-mailing back and forth with Dave on Saturday. I flipped through magazine articles and recipes, drawing inspiration for … whatever. I did some work around the house that was so long overdue – just little things, like putting up hooks for the fry pans, and M’s ball caps, and our keys, and the broom and Swiffers. I spent four hours yesterday scrappin’ four more pages of our trip to Newfoundland. I read lots. And, of course, last night we watched three episodes of Boston Legal – cuz we were in some kind of withdrawl for the last week without Alan & Denny :+)
As wonderful as this weekend was, it wasn’t enough. I realized that I am not getting nearly enough time alone at home on a regular basis, and I will work to ensure that I get more in the future.
Well, finally – I’m getting a little time alone this weekend. And even though there are lots of things I can and might do, I’m keeping the time unscheduled. I’m going to just be quiet, listen to my body and feel my way through the weekend. I’ve been day dreaming about being out in the garden puttering while I listen to CBC through my mp3 player, and about surprising Marty by sanding & varathaning our new(ish) desks, and about lying in the hammock with all of the nine books I’m currently reading :+) Oh, there’ll be some fresh iced tea too, I’m sure. Ahhh… I’m about to burst with anticipation!!
... but it doesn’t address my larger issue of feeling busy and stressed so often. It seems like every single month I feel desperate for that one day off. Isn’t there some more sustainable way I can arrange my life so I don’t feel such a desperate need to get away from it so often? Future musings on healing my relationship with time will be found under this goal.
Even though I hadn’t planned it, today really has become an entire day to myself, without anything scheduled. All in all, it’s felt reasonably well balanced and thoroughly enjoyable!
I am learning that I need to better communicate with my family about my Flash-day plans, and get their buy-in.
Yesterday morning it was a surprise to my sweetie that I was planning on having a day to myself; his dog had a vet appointment and he needed to either use the car or get a ride there. So, like last month, I didn’t take exactly an entire 24-hour day, but I did take the afternoon and do something I’ve wanted to do for a long, long time: I went to the climbing wall! That really felt like I was giving myself something my heart truly desires.
Because what’s time, exactly? Its a resource, like money, meaningless in itself. Its only value if you use it for something good. So I had less time to spend on myself, but what I did have I spent well!
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