Time Out

A friend of mine has started a "Time Out Tuesday" thingy--for lack of a better word. Basically she's encouraging everyone to take time to themselves once a week and then write about it. So here goes:

Friday was my time out. I dropped my kiddos off with a friend in the morning and had 3 hours to myself. Unfortunately I had come down with a cold so I wasn't feeling all that great, but on the plus side, it kept me from doing something productive (cleaning). I sat on my bed and watched one of the conference sessions while I straightened my hair. I can't even remember the last time I straightened my hair--it takes For.Ev.Er. And I was able to pay attention to the speakers and take in their messages. Nice!

My wonderful albeit horribly congested day continued into the afternoon when I dropped my kiddos off again at another friend's house so I could have Mother's Day Tea at the school with my Leisy Lu. Not exactly alone time--but it was time well spent having a wonderful one on one with my daughter.

And then the evening: date night with my honey. Once again we dropped off the kids with some friends (my poor kids got shuffled around a lot that day) and we headed off to a baseball game. The tickets were free and the seats fabulous--right behind home plate. The poor people around me had to listen to me blowing my nose throughout the game. Lucky for us, we went to a game that our team won. Go Naturals!

And that folks, was my time out.