Quiet time. It doesn’t happen often and it doesn’t last for long. How do you find it and what do you do with it when you DO find it? The key, to me, is to find things that are NOT going to add additional stress to my already hectic life. In this way, it is different from just finding the balance between work, school, and family life. I do find things to do with my family, like running everyone over to the dollar movie to see Mim’s Island. It was fun. It was family time. But it certainly wasn’t quiet time or stress free with 4 kids PLUS the neighbor girl. Everyone’s idea of quiet time will be different, but I thought I would share some of mine. (In return, I am looking for one of yours .) I do enjoy bedtime and bathtime with the babies. There is NOTHING more peaceful than holding an 18 month old baby asleep on your shoulder. Watching the 3 year old and the baby play together in the tub is another joy that is well worth the half hour that it takes to give them their bath. A few minutes worth of quiet music, like Audio Visions on XM is calming for me. I mainly read children’s books and young adult novels to be able to recommend books to my children and students. They are quick reads and 15 minutes worth of reading can get you far. The last thing that I enjoy doing for quiet time is exploring new software. Playing with new technology is something that invigorates me and gives me a break from my school work, but will enhance it in the long run. Where do YOU turn for solitude and refreshing?
