Normally when I get home from work, I just want to change into sweats and sit down behind my laptop and well, be lazy. And quite honestly, I'm okay with a life like that right now because I need and crave quiet time.
You would think that because I'm living at home and am not married or in a relationship or with kids that my life would be quiet in the evenings. But I'm living at home and well, that's not really all that quiet. Evenings are filled with talking, TV, games, and homework, and it makes for a rather loud environment sometimes.
And to be honest, sometimes I just need to escape from some of that sometimes. I need a chance to rejuvenate, catch up on TV (by myself), do a little reading, and just spend time writing. I need a chance to be by myself. To be the one who chooses the volume of the music and to be the one who controls who talks to me and when.
Maybe that makes me a grumpy cat lady, I don't know. But I do know that introverts need their alone time and that's exactly what I've been doing every now and then in the evenings.
I haul my laptop and books (and sometimes Gilmore Girls, too!) upstairs, take a shower, brush my teeth, wash my face, and then crawl into bed extra early and curl under the covers.
It's the perfect place for me to read, listen to Hillsong United, and just breathe without being interrupted. It's much needed time for me to relax, de-stress, and just get my thoughts out without having people look over my shoulder (quite literally, sometimes!).
So I may be a proud grouchy old lady, but quiet time is what I need to keep my sane.
So tell me, what keeps you sane? Do you carve out time in your schedule to be alone? What do you do? Or if you're more extroverted, do you carve out time in your schedule to be with friends/family? What does quiet time mean to you?
p.s. If you're still interested in being a part of my Everyday Moments guest post series, let me know! I'm still open for more to join in!