Yesterday I was able to leave work early and spend some much-needed time to myself. While preparing to leave my old job and begin the journey of starting a new job, I worked 18 days straight and had little time to just relax and breath.
I performed the perfunctory task of cleaning my house, I visited my mom and I went out for dinner with a friend. It was a great afternoon and once I was ensconced in the comfort of my living room, Mother Nature provided a great show of pyrotechnics last night for my amusement. I lit the candles, extinguished the lights and let the smooth harmonic blend of The Tenors wash over me as I watched the lightning dance outside my window.
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I had a nice leisurely morning pulling myself from under the covers much later than usual and enjoyed a few cups of the “liquid of the Gods” known as coffee. My laptop welcomed me with open arms and we spent a few hours writing together.
It amazes me that a few simple hours spent away from the constraints of reality can make such a difference. Although I am truly a ‘people person’, I enjoy my solitude immensely. I am ready to tackle the next few days remembering the cherished moments I just spent with my puppy dog with no outside distractions until we can close the door on the world once more and take those fleeting minutes to just breathe.
Wonderful!
Make sure you keep making time for little things like that that make life worth living!
Relaxing and being alone with no demands, however temporarily, is a very lovely time, isn’t it?
It certainly is – I admire Guapola for taking the time. I think he’s on to something!
I think he’s down to one post a week, and that gets something like 200 views or so, and that’s cool with him.
I’ve lost part of the element of just enjoying the writing and was consumed for a while by the stats. That is a thing of the past. I just love writing and that’s what I need to focus on.
I didn’t care what they were, per se – only that they went up and up unless there was a fluke. So far, December 2011 has been the highest. Followed by November 2012. All over the place. Whatever.
My daily numbers are much lower, but the comments are more meaningful. It all balances out in the end.
Yeah, I don’t really get a lot of comments now either.
I probably shouldn’t say this, but I just unfollowed a crapload of blogs, and now it’s way easier to read the reader list and comment on them.
Your secret is safe with me….unless you unfollowed mine. 🙂
I’m still following yours
Thank you….I appreciate that. I’m going through my reader as we chat and changing my notifications. Great idea.
I didn’t change my notifications so much as… remove any sort of indication of posting at all.
I’m glad mine is still on your short list….as yours is on mine. I’ve made some very meaningful connections on here and I’d like to focus more on them.
Exactly. I can’t handle everyone. Go back to the core, or something.
I’m happy to have found people like you and several others that have really become like true friends. It’s amazing how you can develop a vested interest in people through words.
It’s amazing how people are a microcosm of extremes on here. Except me. I’m just ridiculous.
Hardly. You are one of the most exceedingly interesting people I have met on here.
That in no way precludes my ridiculousity
Excellent point. But it’s part of your charm!
I still want people to read my stuff, and I’d like that to happen without having to write a crapload of posts or have a regular feature. Even the last time I did Romantic Monday, people weren’t feeling it.
I haven’t been feeling much of anything lately….least of all romantic. But it’s coming back. I love the inspiration I get from Romantic Mondays. I’m sorry people aren’t feeling it….hopefully that will change.
It takes a lot of work to link to all those posts – hours of reading and selecting. It’s nice, but I did it for most of 7 months. I’ll figure something out. And I did poetry on Saturday on the other blog, that seemed to be better, but I skipped it too. I actually set up a post, schedule it for Saturday, and throw links in there all week. So last Saturday it published – I hadn’t put a single link in. Hilarious.
That is a lot of work….but we all do appreciate it. Please say hello to the lovely Mrs. Hotspur for me. I’m off to bed so I can get up early for work. You are the bomb, EH!!
I’m bombing, if that’s what you mean, lol
Lol…not what I meant at all.
I’m bombing. I’m a time bomb. I’m… hey, that reminds me!
I’m glad I didn’t say ‘you’re the shit’….lol.
That’s a good pickup line.
Haha…maybe that is where I went wrong!! 😛
It’s “you should be covered with flies, because you’re the shit”.
Duly noted….sending flies your way. 🙂
Whoa! No, that’s not what… it’s… no
Haha….your shrine is still intact on my mantle.
OMG I’m so scarily flattered, in a creepy fun way! lol
Kidding.
Don’t be scared!! I’m only moderately creepy. 🙂
haha, you’re not creepy at all.
Oops…I meant cheeky….I’m moderately “cheeky”. 😉
Sounds wonderful. I’m glad you got that time and it had a salubrious effect on you!
Thank you. I feel better than I have in a long time. How are things with you? I feel like we haven’t caught up in a while.
Aw! ❤ Yay for happy times! I'm glad you got to enjoy it!
Thanks….me too!
WooHoo! Party! In our PJ’s! Watching Lightning!
WooHoo!! I’m in!!
YAY! With tea or cocoa. Some nummies for our tummies.
I’m all for cocoa….mmmm!!
We need to have a fire and have popcorn!
And marshmallows!!
Of Course! We always need them! So they’re gooey and get on everything and make it so much better!