Solitude

Apparently, I've had a little bit of blogger's block lately. Was doing a lot of traveling August & September and that afforded me time to pull thoughts together and write. Now, not so much.

When you have a busy job, two small children, friends, family and graduate coursework, the phrase "free time" does not tend to enter into the personal lexicon. Lately, it's gotten so crazy that I actually look forward to my 40-minute drive to and from NIU each week. Not the class, mind you, but the drive.

I've always valued my free time and have never had a problem just being alone for a while. Something about the peace, quiet and the sense that, during those moments, you're only responsible for yourself seems to bring me calm. These days, those moments are few and far between. I'm not complaining, really, but observing that often in the midst of all the chaos it's important to just take time for ourselves. Now, if I could only find time to put that in my schedule. . .