Time For Me

Life is so busy right now.  I’m not complaining, but I decided today to just stop.  It has been sweet to catch up on things on the home front. 


I’m taking two classes right now which keep my evenings busy.  My one class is a level 2 poetry class with assignments every night.  Some are just reading assignments, others are writing. After a full day of accounting, sometimes poems just don’t want to come out.  When the weather’s nice I park myself on the back porch.  For some reason I write better, easier on the back porch.  With the crappy weather lately, though, I’ve been working from my comfy chair and it just isn’t the same.  I’m a back porch bum.  I may have to buy a chiminea so I can be outside with the cooler temps of this season.


I love cooking, too, and that takes up evening time.  But there’s just something wonderful about preparing beautiful, delicious food.  It’s a Zen thing for me.


My social calendar has been full lately, too.  I love playing with my friends. . .bunko, blues, brews, burgers.  Last weekend I had a girls weekend at the coast, a blues jam when I got home, then a dinner party after that.  


Do you see what’s missing?  Time to get chores done, yep.  I manage the best I can, but my home deserves more than just a lick and a promise.  Today I stopped, took care of me, took care of my home, and got my homework all caught up.  It feels good to make me the priority today.  Work will still be there tomorrow and I will be better able to deal with it now that things are settled in my life.


So I want to encourage all of you to find some “me” time.  You deserve it and you’ll feel better taking care of yourself.  I know I do.