I'm tired ya'll and there is no end in sight.
The other day I wished for a few extra hours every day, in the hopes that I could get done everything that needs to get done and maybe, hopefully have a few hours of fun time for me, with or without the kids. Then, I realized that if I had a few extra hours a day, I would probably attempt to fill those hours with all the stuff/chores/errands that I don't get done on a daily basis and hell, that would be ZERO fun, wouldn't it?
There are never enough hours in the day. EVER. And if there magically appears some time that all of a sudden feels free, I then feel the need to fill it with something, anything, or more something that must be done right this very second and well, then, I never truly rest. This never-ending cycle well, it never ends.
So I want to play a little game with myself, to remind me that there is a life outside of motherhood and wife-hood and family-hood.
If I were given a few extra hours a day, any day or every day, and I could only do things NOT related to a chore or errand or taking care of a kid, WHAT WOULD I DO?
- Surf pinterest to my hearts content with zero guilt
- Read blogs
- Comment on blogs
- Organize my online pictures
- Scrapbook
- Go for a run without having to worry about being back by a certain time
- Drink a cup of coffee, slowly and luxuriously
- Organize my recipe binder
- Paint my nails
- Cook, cook, cook
- Write notes to the people I love dearly to let them know how much they mean to me
- Book that girls weekend to Vegas that we keep talking about
- Blog
- Get a facial
- Read a book
O.M.G. This sounds like heaven. Why I can't ONE of these things happen every day? How hard can it be?
Actually, some days, it can be VERY hard.
What would you do with a few extra hours of ME time?
This post brought to you as part of the Just Write series, created by Heather of The Extraordinary Ordinary.
What would you do with a few extra hours of ME time?
This post brought to you as part of the Just Write series, created by Heather of The Extraordinary Ordinary.
8 comments:
That's a pretty great list. I'd probably just sit somewhere quiet and stare at nothing and just be.
I would read all the blogs I have been meaning to read. I would sew all of the things on my to do list. I would read. I would take a nap. Ah it does sound heavenly. :)
I really wish I had, like, EIGHT HOURS to read and empty my email inbox. It's such a weight on me. And somedays I think I will totally do it and then, like, LIFE HAPPENS and so it grows.....
Steph
Sounds like a great list to me!
I'm going to Blissdom next week! So, I really shouldn't even answer here, right? However, I would LOVE to have several hours at home alone to read, watch TV and sleep.
I would totally steal your list, verbatim, if it weren't for the "cook, cook, cook". You lost me there.
Seeing as how I ended up crying last night to Dave that I'm always 3 steps behind, I totally get it.
I agree that if there were more hours somehow they would be filled with more STUFF that I don't want them to be filledd with!
BUT. If I did have more "free" time I would probably spend it on my laptop, writing or editing photos, or just taking the photos. Oh and some of that other stuff you listed too... :)
I would probably start with SLEEP UNINTERRUPTED! That in itself would help me get a great start on all the other things on my list, but without uninterrupted sleep I find it impossible to do even the most basic things on my list! Why can't we just sleep??
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