Skip to main content

solsc: middle of the day 24/31



March Slice of Life Story Challenge
hosted at the Two Writing Teachers
Join us for a month of writing!


The start of my spring break has been just perfect.  With this loooong winter and so many changes happening in my district, this break was much needed.  I've had this longing for stress-free living.

Sunday afternoon as the girls napped (yeah!), I actually lounged on the couch under a blanket sipping hot chocolate in the middle of the day.

I wondered aloud, "When was the last time I just sat and relaxed in the middle of the day?"  

I held my breath because I said this out loud with my husband in the room, waiting for a suggestion of how I could productively use my time. There are always things to do around the house or for the girls or for school or for me, especially on a Sunday before the week begins again.

"Probably four years ago before the girls were born," he replied.  "Or last week when you took a nap with them."

I let out a sigh.  I gave him a "you're right" kind of look and said, "I meant awake."

Then I sat on the couch in the middle of the day and thought in quiet.  And I enjoyed doing nothing.


Labels

Labels:

Comments

  1. JulieMarch 24, 2014 at 7:15 AM

    It's so important to reboot like this! Hope you find many more quiet moments on your break!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Kathy DouglasMarch 24, 2014 at 7:18 AM

    It is so important to take care of ourselves so we can better take care of others. As a retired teacher now, I often wonder how I did it all. But you do, and you will. Enjoy every moment of it!

    ReplyDelete
  3. AnonymousMarch 24, 2014 at 9:26 AM

    Sometimes doing nothing is the best thing we can do for ourselves. Glad you had the opportunity to do it.

    ReplyDelete
  4. elsieMarch 24, 2014 at 10:47 AM

    It's wonderful to lounge sipping hot chocolate, but the sad part is this is spring! We shouldn't need a blanket or hot drink. I hope the rest of your break is filled with warmer moments like this. :-)

    ReplyDelete
  5. Terje March 24, 2014 at 10:50 AM

    You described a perfect way of being. The fact that it happens seldom makes it special.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Amanda VillagómezMarch 24, 2014 at 12:21 PM

    Such a nice feeling. It makes me happy just reading it! Enjoy these moments during your break. We are on spring break as well. I am gearing up for a busy spring term and really looking forward to summer break this year in particular in order to catch my breath a little.

    ReplyDelete
  7. TaraMarch 24, 2014 at 4:25 PM

    I hope you get more moments like this, Michelle!

    ReplyDelete
  8. Laura M.March 24, 2014 at 5:55 PM

    Sounds wonderful! I hope you find more of these middle-of-the-day retreats during your spring break this week!

    ReplyDelete
  9. LoraleeMarch 24, 2014 at 9:07 PM

    Doing nothing. Beautiful words.

    ReplyDelete
  10. Elizabeth G.March 24, 2014 at 11:49 PM

    That sounds like heaven. I'm so glad that you took the time to relax for a bit. You deserve every still moment you can get.

    ReplyDelete
  11. JudyMarch 25, 2014 at 5:56 AM

    A wonderful way to spend a Sunday afternoon. Doing nothing, thinking about nothing, enjoying. Love ya, Mom

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

Popular posts from this blog

A Conversation with My Writer Self

I don't know what to write about today. [Scratching head.  Bulging eyes staring at the blank screen.] Write about the ordinary. Write about the little things. Just write and write. I know, I know.  But I don't know what to write. [Shoulder shrug. Clicking fingertips on the keyboard.] Open your writer's notebook. Search for an idea, a seed, a spark. Let it grow, ignite and you will write. My writer's notebook? Oh, that little book that has been ignored?  Unattended?  Left blank? [Digging and searching for my notebook.] Live the life of a writer. Ideas breathe all around you  every day.   In and out.  In and out. I know. I know. [Dusting the notebook off. Cracking it open as if it hasn't been opened in years.] It's time to revive the notebook. Open your eyes and ears to your world that's waiting to be captured and shared. I know what to write about today., but first, let me write down a few ideas. [Bringing my wr...
8 comments
Read more

{bedtime stories} 2/31 #sol16

The March Slice of Life Story Challenge hosted  at the  Two Writing Teachers Join us for a month of writing! _________________________________________________________ "Time to head upstairs.  PJs on and let's brush teeth!"  My very favorite time of the day is bedtime with the girls.  I hurry and hustle and bustle them along, so that we have plenty of time to settle into a bedtime story or two (or more like three).  Each girl picks out a book and then one usually snags a third. "Mommy, this is one that you want to read. Right?"  When the girls are completely ready for bed, we meet in my bedroom to snuggle in the big bed.  I'm in the middle, sandwiched between the two girls.  Heads resting close by, slowly slithering closer, they each nestle on my shoulder to get a closer look at every ...
20 comments
Read more

sols: a gift of words

Slice of Life  hosted  at the  Two Writing Teachers . Join in and share a slice of your life. One of the best gifts I give myself is time to write Monday evenings for the Tuesday Slice of Life.  That writing time allows me the opportunity to think about the little moments in my life.  Sometimes those moments are big and important.  Other times it's a funny moment that made me laugh.  Or a celebration, a word, a poem about the ordinary life.  I'm still amazed that I have been writing each week for over three years! Yet, there is another gift . . . My mom and dad have published my writing.  Just this past Christmas, I received volume five of my blog writing.  Yes, I have five books f...
20 comments
Read more