"Me" Time

Yep.  I did it.  I took a whole day to myself to get things done and then simply enjoy some "me" time.  I organized closets.  I took donations to Goodwill.  I cleaned out junk from the spare room/office.  I did about 30 loads of laundry.  I got groceries.  I even went for a 3 mile run (with my fastest mile yet at 9 min 30 sec!).  I felt like Superwoman.

Then this afternoon, I went to Loft to use some coupons, went tanning, and spent a good 2 hours or so wandering around Barnes & Noble.  I absolutely love bookstores.  I sip my green tea while flipping through books in every section.  I love checking out travel books and dreaming of trips I could take.  I love perusing books on different religions just to take on a new perspective for a moment.  I laugh at the people who feel they are "important enough" to write a biography.  And I spend at least 30 minutes rummaging through the bargain books looking for a gem.  I went home with one bargain book and a new journal.

I've decided I need to get back to writing when the moment strikes me.  I used to do this a lot in high school and college.  I wrote poems, short stories, quotes I found that I loved, or even my random thoughts of the day.  I sincerely miss it.  I didn't realize how much until I had to start writing again for a class I'm taking for my masters.  I thought it would be really cheesy, but I'm actually enjoying it.  We're sharing our pieces while being critiqued by our classmates.  It's a very humbling but stretching experience. 

So here's to taking a little "me" time just to write...

Mountains

  But you are not alone in this
And you are not alone in this
As brothers we will stand and we'll hold your hand
Hold your hand

And I will tell the night
Whisper, "Lose your sight"
But I can't move the mountains for you                 - Timshel by Mumford & Sons   Do you ever feel like a song was written for you?  I don't say this selfishly.  I say this thankfully.  There are times that songs have nearly saved my life.  In my darkest times, I turn to music.  Someone else's clear expression of thought or feeling somehow helps me break free from my own.  This song, almost completely this album, has been my saving grace lately.   I'm feeling overwhelmed by life.  But I know that I have others around me that will support me.  Even more so, I am stronger than I want to believe at times.    As the song states, no one can move the mountains but me...