if i could write for a living, i would. in the mean time, my thoughts are shared on this blog. you ever remember the days when school's out and all you wanted to do was be surrounded with your friends or pack your day with lots of activities? being the youngest child and having siblings that are way older than i am, i have pretty much grown like an only child. i learned how to keep myself busy even though both my older siblings were pretty interactive with me.
of course, being raised in an environment where social media was unheard of, i was always good with creating my own imaginary play. reading was something that i watched my sister do when she was young. i can probably read forever but time has not been on my side or i have made other things a priority. i remember a couple of years ago, i read 5 books in a week. no embellishment there, i am a fast reader if i put my mind into it.
you know what else? when i was younger, i hated thinking. i don't mean in a school kind of way, but just thinking about anything, i guess in other words, i was anti self-reflection. that's probably why i could never keep a diary when i was younger. fast forward to this present day. monday, january 21st. martin luther king, jr day, where most businesses are closed to observe and honor a great man. here i am, enjoying another day to myself. i truly could never get enough of it. i know most of my friends are off, i could literally be out and about with them, but that is not the case. instead, i got woken up at 7, which is my normal waking time (well, after a few snoozes, i finally get up between 7:30 and 7:45 - no, i don't have an exact time where i have to be at work). of course, today when i don't need to be anywhere else i could not go back to sleep. although facebooking and instagraming has kept me in bed for another 2 hours.
by the time i finally got up, i watched mr. obama's inauguration on television and decided to get out of the house to enjoy this beautiful gorgeous day. here i am, typing this post. the only thing is that it is dangerous when the solitary mind, especially one like mine, when i think about the future, i want to get there as fast as i can. i have to be careful, the present has a lot of promises as well.
whatya all doin' on this beautiful day?
i went back to work today and it totally blew.
ReplyDeleteglad you're back to blogging!
I rested up for work tonight! I feel ya on the only child thing. I love having my space!
ReplyDeleteYes I love my alone time. It stresses me to be around other people too long. When I was little, I never wanted to leave company or didn't want company to leave. It's amazing the things we value as we get older lol.
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oh gosh, I love for my solitary time. I LOVE it (um especially when it includes yummy Starbucks sandwiches..). It really does help to just keep you on your toes. LOVE this compilation.
ReplyDeleteI love my alone time. I often kick my husband out the house to spend time on my own
ReplyDeleteI need my mix of alone time and socializing with others time. Sometimes that solitary mind can keep us busy, and self-reflective. But we also need to be reminded about the value of our connections with others :)
ReplyDeletei looked at when you posted this to see what i was doing that day. i had an anthro course and worked a closing shift. i'm almost positive i went into a quiet self-reflection mode that night at work. mostly because monday nights i see the kid i'm currently crushing on. we usually work overlapping shifts and once he leaves for the night, i'm all girly/overanalytic. everyone notices and assumes i'm in a bad mood or going thru something at home/school. i allow it.. anything to keep them from finding out about this kid! :P
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