Time to yourself
Have a Nice Day!
What do you all do when you need time to yourselves?
My kids have been up until 2am quite a few nights, playing play station or whatever. I go to bed before then, (though not much before then).
But lately I find my nerves are fried and I'd really like to enjoy a good movie ALONE without any interruptions (including the fighting that goes on).
Kristen
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My kids have been up until 2am quite a few nights, playing play station or whatever. I go to bed before then, (though not much before then).
But lately I find my nerves are fried and I'd really like to enjoy a good movie ALONE without any interruptions (including the fighting that goes on).
Kristen
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Pam Hartley
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catastrophically-needy stage (they're 8 and 5). If I need specific alone
time, I say, "I'm going to get in the bath and read a book for an hour, yell
if there's blood."
When they were littler, I'd ask my husband to take them to the mall (in
winter) or the park (in summer) for a couple of hours.
Pam
>From: [email protected]I get a lot of time to myself now that mine are past the
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>Date: Wed, Jan 8, 2003, 10:22 PM
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> What do you all do when you need time to yourselves?
catastrophically-needy stage (they're 8 and 5). If I need specific alone
time, I say, "I'm going to get in the bath and read a book for an hour, yell
if there's blood."
When they were littler, I'd ask my husband to take them to the mall (in
winter) or the park (in summer) for a couple of hours.
Pam
kayb85 <[email protected]>
I have been working on cleaning out and rearranging my bedroom so
that I can make room for my computer in there. My kids won't go to
bed unless I do, and I like quiet time to unwind at the computer
before I go to sleep.
But if I tell them I'm going to bed and tuck them in, I can shut my
bedroom door and get on the computer alone without distractions. I
can't wait!
Sheila
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<litlrooh@c...> wrote:
before then).
that goes on).
that I can make room for my computer in there. My kids won't go to
bed unless I do, and I like quiet time to unwind at the computer
before I go to sleep.
But if I tell them I'm going to bed and tuck them in, I can shut my
bedroom door and get on the computer alone without distractions. I
can't wait!
Sheila
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<litlrooh@c...> wrote:
> What do you all do when you need time to yourselves?station or whatever. I go to bed before then, (though not much
>
> My kids have been up until 2am quite a few nights, playing play
before then).
>a good movie ALONE without any interruptions (including the fighting
> But lately I find my nerves are fried and I'd really like to enjoy
that goes on).
>
> Kristen
>
>
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In a message dated 1/9/03 2:01:14 AM Eastern Standard Time,
pamhartley@... writes:
follow, they are too involved in what they are doing, but soemtimes they do.
LOL. Mine are 8 and 5 as well.
Pam G.
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pamhartley@... writes:
> I get a lot of time to myself now that mine are past theI do that too or I move to another room to watch a movie. Usually they don't
> catastrophically-needy stage (they're 8 and 5). If I need specific alone
> time, I say, "I'm going to get in the bath and read a book for an hour,
> yell
> if there's blood."
>
>
follow, they are too involved in what they are doing, but soemtimes they do.
LOL. Mine are 8 and 5 as well.
Pam G.
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In a message dated 1/9/2003 1:01:14 AM Central Standard Time,
pamhartley@... writes:
I conquered my fear of the evil basement stairs that broke my ankle. then I
got my alone time. Short bursts work well for me. Some people need longer
stretches...
Elizabeth
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pamhartley@... writes:
> What do you all do when you need time to yourselves?I go in the basement and either do laundry or work out. I was so happy when
I conquered my fear of the evil basement stairs that broke my ankle. then I
got my alone time. Short bursts work well for me. Some people need longer
stretches...
Elizabeth
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Have a Nice Day!
This is what I need too: time to unwind before bed. I was just thinking this morning about putting the computer downstairs near the bedroom LOL! I don't think there is room though.
I think our problem is our house is too small and there is just nowhere to go anymore. My husband escapes to the basement. The kids follow me everywhere. Even when I want to take a bath, one of them girls comes in and sits on the commode just to talk to me.
I"m flattered and all, but sometimes I REALLY need time by myself...and in this cold weather I hate to go outside, and its usually around midnight that I'm trying to get time alone so I can't really go out for a walk.
Sigh,
Kristen
I think our problem is our house is too small and there is just nowhere to go anymore. My husband escapes to the basement. The kids follow me everywhere. Even when I want to take a bath, one of them girls comes in and sits on the commode just to talk to me.
I"m flattered and all, but sometimes I REALLY need time by myself...and in this cold weather I hate to go outside, and its usually around midnight that I'm trying to get time alone so I can't really go out for a walk.
Sigh,
Kristen
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From: kayb85 <sheran@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 3:05 AM
Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: Time to yourself
I have been working on cleaning out and rearranging my bedroom so
that I can make room for my computer in there. My kids won't go to
bed unless I do, and I like quiet time to unwind at the computer
before I go to sleep.
But if I tell them I'm going to bed and tuck them in, I can shut my
bedroom door and get on the computer alone without distractions. I
can't wait!
Sheila
--- In [email protected], Have a Nice Day!
<litlrooh@c...> wrote:
> What do you all do when you need time to yourselves?
>
> My kids have been up until 2am quite a few nights, playing play
station or whatever. I go to bed before then, (though not much
before then).
>
> But lately I find my nerves are fried and I'd really like to enjoy
a good movie ALONE without any interruptions (including the fighting
that goes on).
>
> Kristen
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Mary Bianco
>From: Have a Nice Day! <litlrooh@...><<What do you all do when you need time to yourselves?>>
I guess I can't offer any suggestions for you as my situation is pretty easy
for me. The little ones are asleep between 11:30 and 12:30 these days.
Usually my husband is too. Sometimes I go to bed with him and if I'm tired
stay there, sometimes I go to bed with him and then get up after. That
leaves me time around 1:00-3:00 for mindless TV or computer time or reading
time. My kids very rarely wake before 10:30 and usually when they do, then
never even come and see if I'm up. I have a tendency to stay in my room even
after I'm awake. It's at the back of the house and no phone. Like my own
little cave!! My mother also has an adjoining apt. to our house and the kids
frequently go there as they know she's always up early and willing to play.
Mary B
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<litlrooh@c...> wrote:
I work out or go write, or whatever
2) Daycare at the gym - I use sparingly, but when necessary. Usually
once or twice a week while I swim or take a yoga class
3) Childcare swapping with other homeschooling families. Sometimes
this takes the form of a dropoff playdate. Sometimes we get 3 or 4
moms together and we take turns doing something like going for walks
together while the other moms are with the kids - 30 minutes at a
time. In the summer, we would have a group of 3 or 4 families go to
the beach or to the lake and we'd take turns hiking, bike riding,
running, or swimming.
4) Time when the kids are home - this is trickier. We have a family
movie night once a week, and usually the next morning the kids want
to watch the movie again before we turn it in. They watch it as a DVD
on my computer upstairs. I've started using this time to rent movies
that my DH doesn't want to see, and I go downstairs and ride my
bicycle on my indoor trainer while I watch a movie on the TV down
there. The kids usually come down once or twice in the hour and a
half, but that's better than trying to constantly answer questions
when I'm sweating and out of breath.
All in all, I try to be creative, but I always make time each day for
myself and my own goals. It's important for me, since I have things I
want to accomplish that I can't always do with the kids, and I think
it's also important to the kids. They like the fact that I do my
things too, and they like to share with me when they can (like when I
read my writing out loud to edit it, my son loves to listen, and they
both like to come and watch when I compete in triathlons). When I'm
not with them, they get to spend one-on-one time with their dad,
which lets him be a more integral part of their lives, and when
that's not possible, I try to make sure they're somewhere that they
want to be (with friends, etc.)
<litlrooh@c...> wrote:
> What do you all do when you need time to yourselves?1) Husband takes them - he tries to have them 1 - 3 hours a day while
I work out or go write, or whatever
2) Daycare at the gym - I use sparingly, but when necessary. Usually
once or twice a week while I swim or take a yoga class
3) Childcare swapping with other homeschooling families. Sometimes
this takes the form of a dropoff playdate. Sometimes we get 3 or 4
moms together and we take turns doing something like going for walks
together while the other moms are with the kids - 30 minutes at a
time. In the summer, we would have a group of 3 or 4 families go to
the beach or to the lake and we'd take turns hiking, bike riding,
running, or swimming.
4) Time when the kids are home - this is trickier. We have a family
movie night once a week, and usually the next morning the kids want
to watch the movie again before we turn it in. They watch it as a DVD
on my computer upstairs. I've started using this time to rent movies
that my DH doesn't want to see, and I go downstairs and ride my
bicycle on my indoor trainer while I watch a movie on the TV down
there. The kids usually come down once or twice in the hour and a
half, but that's better than trying to constantly answer questions
when I'm sweating and out of breath.
All in all, I try to be creative, but I always make time each day for
myself and my own goals. It's important for me, since I have things I
want to accomplish that I can't always do with the kids, and I think
it's also important to the kids. They like the fact that I do my
things too, and they like to share with me when they can (like when I
read my writing out loud to edit it, my son loves to listen, and they
both like to come and watch when I compete in triathlons). When I'm
not with them, they get to spend one-on-one time with their dad,
which lets him be a more integral part of their lives, and when
that's not possible, I try to make sure they're somewhere that they
want to be (with friends, etc.)