Finding my own Beat...

Alone time...

A few months ago I would have said "Alone time? ... not me... I don't require alone time".

Today ... I sing a different tune.

It's not that I don't LOVE my family, my friends, or the public... let me be clear about that. I love all of thoes things. I love Eric deeply... with my whole heart, and this is not about being away from him.

That being said... I am really LOVING the little bits and pieces of alone time I've been getting recently. Realizing and relishing in the quiet moments, the too much facebook time, and a few scrapbooked cards here and there.

Life has been so busy that I haven't spent time on myself, for myself, by myself. I have never been one to just sit in my room by myself and be alone. At least not in the past 10 years or so.

Eric is at the Santo residence for a movie night, here I sit with Saved by the Bell on the TV and laptop in my lap; pouring out thoughts here and there about life... who knew once I got older I would become more pensive like this. Weird.

I am off to a hot bath and some sleepy time. My own beat... with my own drum - Something New!

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R is for Ronnebeck!

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