Embassy Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Now is the time of year when I hear from parents of children going to public/private schools that they are looking forward to moments of peace with their children gone during the day. So when are your peaceful moments? Do you need them? Do you get them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 My peaceful time is from 5:30-7:00am. I get up at 5:30 and go walking and it's quiet and still in the morning. Then, I eat breakfast and do my devotions. 7:00 rolls around and the kids are starting to stir, I get showered, etc. and by 7:30 all heck is breaking loose and my roller-coaster day begins.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmacnchs Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 3-5:30 pm (everyone is napping/resting) and 8:30-I go to bed (everyone is asleep/in bed). YES - I need the quiet time - it is WONDERFUL! I also get from 6:30-7am (before everyone wakes up), if I choose to wake up... I am very strict on naps & bedtimes - everyone needs a break :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whereneverever Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 The baby and I wake up before the big kids and have a quiet cup of coffee. Well, I do. ;) My kids all take an afternoon rest time- that's usually peaceful. And after they go to bed. I think I have a lot of peaceful time throughout the day, and I don't know that public school would really increase that in a meaningful way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FO4UR Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Afternoons. We have quiet time 1:30-3pm and then the kids run outside...I'm often outside with them with a book or my laptop. Mornings are school and evenings are dinner/errands & chores/family time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Few and far between. And I definitely could use more of them. My youngest wakes up around 5:30/6:00. There's no way I'm getting up earlier than that. I do have breakfast and tea while on the computer while the kids play in the morning. Some days this works better than others. Some days my tea gets cold before I manage more than one sip. Most of my peace came during the school year, on the weeks oldest dd was at our house (alternate with her dad). She had dance Monday through Thursday and Saturday. It's a 45 minute drive away so on days she just had an hour or hour and a half, I would go to Panera, have a cup of tea and relax. Days she was there longer (or earlier so I had to bring the littles) my ride back to pick her up was sort-of peaceful. I could blast whatever music I want to listen to or just let my mind wander without constant yelling, whining, crying, etc. I'm not sure how this coming year is going to work. She's working at the dance studio so she doesn't have any short days and all of them are early days that I will have to bring the littles to drop off. I may have to set up something more deliberate to get some time off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalicoKat Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 I traded my peaceful moments this weekend for an 18 month old. :D Before then I enjoyed the 5:30 - 7:30 a.m. time frame for exercising. And knitting from from 9-11 p.m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKDmom Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 After 10 pm. I stay up too late savoring the quiet of sleeping children. And this is why I am so sleep deprived... Today I insisted on quiet time at 2pm. I'm going to try to be more consistent about it. DC aren't big fans of quiet time, but I'm lovin' it. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patchfire Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 I have snippets: - Between 6:30 am & 7 am (no one is up but me & eldest dd, who does her own thing) - 10 am to 10:45 am (15 minutes of free play for all of them, then the younger two hang out in the living room listening to my oldest practice piano) - whenever naptime falls, usually around 1 to 2 pm - between 9 pm & 10:30 pm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlsdMama Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 5:00/5:30 until the kids get up around 7 AM. I wake up early intentionally - kiss the husband, put the dog in the backyard, then sit with a cup of coffee and breathe and enjoy the only quiet my day will see. :D Naptime used to be my quietest time. But now with olders, often they are working on something during that time or we have things they need one on one work with.... So, now, not so much. Amazing how my schedule has evolved as my kids have gotten older. I used to be able to nap daily! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5wolfcubs Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Right now! Baby is asleep, boys are on the computers in the basement office, girls are upstairs in their bedroom... I am all alone on the main floor of the house. What an amazing thing! No set "peaceful" time though...baby gets up early and so does 10yob, baby may or may not go to bed late, and older girls go to bed when dh & I do...or after us! Evening when boys are in bed are definitely quieter but there is kitchen cleaning to do, cooking prep for the next day, baby to tend, dh & daughters to chat with... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Peaceful times are dwindling. My ds7 has started getting up at 6:00 instead of 7:00, so my hour in the a.m. is gone. DH is done studying for his master's degree in the p.m., so my alone time in the p.m. is gone. I'm not sure what to do about all this because I crave alone time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganClassicalPrep Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 um, What the heck is a peaceful moment?? I have been without DD for MAYBE 8 hours since late May. Including times when she is asleep and I'm still awake. But come September I'll be away from her for 25 hours a week while in class, so I've really been enjoying our together time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Every two years I visit my sister, in her nice quiet house overlooking the California coast. Everyone but me goes on some wonderful outing. I sit in her hearth room and read. Ahhhh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynds2 Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Early morning before everyone gets up. But I too traded in peaceful early mornings for a new puppy. What was I thinking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlaskaGrownFamily Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 6-7 AM Quiet time for an hour or so in the afternoons, when we're home. After the kids' bedtime - 8/8:30ish on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Daily - I run. Long distances. I NEED that time. Annually - We vacation. We take nice vacations. We scrimp and save all year to afford them. I NEED to hear the water. I need to know my kids are safe and happy. I love it when people bring me drinks!! I LOVE to travel. Cruises do that for me/us! Daily in my house??? NEVER!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mama2cntrykids Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Hmmm, quiet times vary. Usually after the kids go to bed at night and we're they're playing nicely together (few and far between there, lol). Right now they're upstairs ALL playing Legos! I absolutely *need* the peaceful time (with out the "mom...mom...mom" or constant chatter from them). I'm an introvert and with out time to myself, well, let's just say it's NOT pretty :O. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 I am strict about naps and bedtimes too. I really do need the down time - an hour by myself is a treasure. My quiet times are rest time - usually 2-4pm and after the kids go to bed, around 8 pm. I'd love to have the early mornings to myself. I don't mind getting up early, but DS, 3yo, is a morning person and will pop out of bed the minute I do, so I might as well sleep! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KellyinPA Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 I"m having one right now:) The 9yos are asleep, 18yo dd is watching episodes of "Psych" on her laptop and dh just put the dog to bed and went to bed himself. I am also usually the first one up. I like to have my devotions before everyone else gets up. Today the boys were playing on the laptop in the kitchen while I read a book out on the deck, bliss! I very much need "quiet time" so I am always looking for ways to get it without sacrificing family time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 I'm a night owl, so I have my peaceful time at night after the girls go to bed. And sometimes, I make everyone go away to their rooms for quiet time in the afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Fishing! I tell everyone that I love fishing. I do love it--everyone fishes but me and the house is quiet! I missed having a fishing pond nearby, I'm happy we moved to an area where my husband and the kids can walk to a nearby pond. I do miss them if they fish too long, though. I actually went down and watched them fish for a while last time they went. (And, I don't really like fishing.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dm379 Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 between 2:45 and 4:15 on Mon, Wed, and Fri while the kids are at tae kwon do. Not nearly enough time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peela Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Early morning before everyone gets up and evening after the kids have goen to bed (or I go to bed before they do). Dh works evenings. I get plenty of time to myself nowadays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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