Growing up, I loved being around people. I never really understood the need to be alone every once in a while. Maybe it was because I had plenty of alone time, being an only child.
I distinctly remember the first time I really really really wanted to be by myself. It was as a camp counselor during the summer after my Freshman year of college. I guess that is what living with six 10 year old girls will do to a person. That summer I would wake up early, before the campers in order to be by myself and salvage a little peace and quiet out of the day.
Since that summer, I've learned to enjoy me time. It's a good lesson to have learned, seeing as I am by myself most days on my rural rotations. But now I have the benefit to do what I want to do, when I want to do it - only limited by the rural-ness of where I'm living, haha.
Where I'm living now has no internet, no TV. In a way it's freeing. And in a way it's completely annoying, haha. Life runs at a slower pace here. Want to know what I do in the evenings to keep myself busy? I listen to an audiobook on my phone and work on a jigsaw puzzle. Yup - I said jigsaw puzzle, which I'm totally addicted to right now.
It sort of feels like in the winter when there is a rainy day and now there's an excuse to curl up on the couch to read a good book or watch movies all day - that's what it feels like everyday. It's a nice change of pace from the normal craziness that is residency and my life.
Even though I'm bored at times, it's important to take the time to cherish these moments.
Who knows the next time I'll do a jigsaw puzzle?!
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What would you do for fun if TV and internet were not an option?
1 comment:
Jen, I totally feel you about the puzzles. They are so addicting! I haven't done one in awhile, but I guess that's cause I have TV and Internet to distract me. You should post a picture of it when you're done!
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