elise1mds Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 When you have 'me' time (which happens about, what, once a year, right?? ;) ), what do you do?? This can be in your home or outside of it, but it's JUST for you. I love to go to the bookstore or flea markets. Rarely I will get a pedicure or give myself one. If some of my friends are available in an evening, we might go out to dinner and/or to a club. These ideas all seem like they're getting old, though, and I'm looking for a fresh take. Thought I'd ask you ladies/gents. :) Edited to say I don't like movies since I like to be able to talk/move if I'm getting out by myself for a few hours! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 I've gone to a coffee shop or a restaurant by myself and a good trashy book. Inevitably however, I'm seated near some screaming kids :glare: which bothers me no end since that is what I was trying to avoid in the first place! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtroad Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 I scrapbook. I love it & was able to do it regularly & stay current until DH took job out of state. He is only home on weekends (now in state job but still 2.5 hours from home). I never seem to get to work on it. With baby due in October... I am even more pessimistic. I tease them abotu getting a hotel room for a weekend & leaving them. Just quiet, cable, a good tub, and that would be divine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peela Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 I get plenty of me time and have done for years (you'll see, it will come!). One thing I do is go to a weekly Yoga class that a girlfriend also goes to. We do the class next to each other, groaning in commeriseration over the difficult poses, then have a chat afterwards. Otherwise, I am really not good at staying in touch with my friends unless they are homeschooling mums I see because of the kids. I take off a week each year to do a retreat. I take weekends off here and there to go to workshops. On Sunday I went to an SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism- a medieval reenactment group) day of workshops, without my family and it was great to connect with people as an indepedent identity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fivetails Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 My "me time" is the early morning hours - like now - after dh leaves for work & the kids are still in bed. (He leaves at 4am right now) ...I do whatever - muck around on the computer, watch something, read a book, get laundry & dishwasher run, stuff like that. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linders Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Used to include quilting and scrapbooking, but not enough time for those right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snickelfritz Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 I do go enjoy seeing movies, so I do that some. I'll go with friends or just by myself. More often, I go to a bookstore. I get a nice coffee and actually...MEANDER...instead of rushing. I get books off the shelf and sit and read. But, I tend to spend too much money when I do this.:tongue_smilie: So, the last few times...I've been going to the library. I don't go in the kids section. I head straight for the adult part and look through books that *I* want to read. Then, I'll stop by Starbucks with my library books in hand. I scrapbook some. I eat a quiet meal at a restaraunt that *I* like... Usually Panera or something similar. Sometimes, I have dh take the kids out while I get something done around the house. There are times when this is rejuvenating and times when I'd scratch my eyes out if dh suggested it. Usually, what I am needing more than anything is just quiet. Time to move slow, think, browse.... FWIW: I think I'm having a mid-life...not crisis...but rejuvenation. We're finished having kids and my current kids are old enough not to throw a fit when daddy's going to have them for a bit. I'm taking violin with my oldest (a dream of mine.) I've got some Latin books coming from the library for ME. I'm looking for a book club. I'm really thinking how I want to spend "My next 30 years" to borrow from the song. My family is a HUGE part of that and homeschooling will continue, but I'm ready to develop a little identity apart from that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Most days I run/walk for an hour or so. If no one is home I get a movie, sushi or steakout and whatever dessert I am craving at the moment(usually tarimisu, sheer bliss icecream or ben and jerry's cherry garcia ice cream) and just go home and enjoy the quiet. Otherwise, I like to browse around our new outdoor mall, hobby lobby, or a bookstore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 I usually end up in a bookstore if I go out by myself, which is rare. I like to buy myself a book or magazine and just sit and read with a good cup of coffee. If I'm home by myself I try not to do housework (it's hard to ignore things). I will find an old classic movie to watch or read without interruption. I also have some time in the early mornings to myself after dh goes to work and before the kids get up. I waste time on here usually. I'm planning to start spending more of that time on my self-education instead. My son is going to pass me in Latin this year if I don't get with it. I ordered both of us Wheelocks for this year and I would like to stay ahead of him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 I like to go horseback riding--either alone or with friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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