Taking Time Out For Yourself

In our busy lives it is really important to take time out and do something for ourselves.  Having a young family and working full time means my life is extremely busy and it has taken a while for me to recognise the fact that I need time to clear my head and do something rewarding for myself.   I recently read a letter written into a columnist in an American paper which urged me to start giving myself some “me time”.

The letter to the columnist was from a young lady who had a friend with small children and she (the writer) was complaining that she never got spend anytime with her friend.  Instead her friend choose to spend the limited time that she got alone, by herself, having some “me time”. The writer was bemused as to why she wasn’t contacted to catch up for a coffee.

For me I love to spend time with my family and friends but I also enjoy spending time by myself.  Since having my children I have promised to knit them warm clothing for winter.  This year I started early and also enlisted the help of my mum so they were all completed before the real cold of winter hit us. Once I had finished knitting for the family I embarked on a project for myself.  I have just finished knitting myself a woollen cardigan. To keep me inspired I brought it into work most days and completed a line or two each break, it was amazing how fast it grew.  Four weeks later it was completed.

Now I find myself glued to the giggle box again in the evenings, but in a few weeks time I will be able to start venturing out into the vegetable garden in the evenings and pottering around.
I recommend you start making time to do something you love and spending some quality time with yourself.