Me Time

Right now, it's 6 AM. I've just gotten up and taken a shower, and tried to wake my husband up. He and the girls will all stumble out of bed in about half an hour. (If I didn't start waking him up now, it would be a lot longer than that before he actually got moving for the day).

Right now, it's quiet in my house. Which is not something that happens often. This is my Me Time. Everyday, between 6 and 6:30 AM, I get this little chunk of precious time to myself. It is probably the most peaceful moments of my day.

I love my husband and my kids, more than anything, and I wouldn't trade them for anything in the world. I just think everybody deserves a little bit of time in their day devoted to themselves. I grew up an only child, and I grew quite accustomed to having lots and lots of time for just me. I still need a little bit of that today, even though I have a family now.

This 30 minute window is when I drink my coffee, do little things like check my e-mail and my FB (and blog, apparently), watch Wake Up with Al, and just...rest my mind for a minute. Between work all day and everything I need to get finished at night when I get home, the only other time I have to do that is when I'm falling asleep. Which is usually only for about two minutes, because most of the time, I'm so tired that I'm out by the time my head hits the pillow.

So, the point of this post is to encourage everybody, no matter who you are, if you have a hectic life like I do, make sure you get just a little bit of time for yourself, every day. Even if you have to wake yourself up half and hour earlier. I promise, it's worth it.

Ryann