Personal Time
Just like cuddle time is important in a relationship, so is personal time. Spending all day and every day with your SO is only going to lead to snarling and annoyance if it keeps going on.
Personal time is also important because you should know what makes you, personally, happy in terms of just you, not the relationship. It’s more than easy to get caught up in the wants and needs of your partner and/or the relationship. However, continually giving without taking some time for yourself will only lead to resentment (and worse).
So, to welcome in this dreary day in Oz, here are a few ideas of how to brighten your day and give yourself a bit of a treat (and some self-bonding):
*Meditate. Meditation is great for calming you down, getting you focused and centered, and helping you to concentrate.
*Go to the park. Being outside in the sunshine and nature is a great way to relax and ground yourself. Take a journal with you if you want to write and/or a camera to get some great nature shots.
*Go to the mall/shopping centre. If you’re someone who likes a little retail therapy to refocus, then there is nothing better than going out and having a bit of a shop.
*Go to the library. Almost guaranteed to be quiet, this could be just the place for you to get comfortable and get some reading done.
*Take an extended coffee break. Go to or find a nice local coffee shop and watch the world go by while sipping a yummy cup of coffee.
What do you do to take personal time?
June 9th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
I like to read, do puzzle books, take long baths, listen to music, crafts, surf online sites, go shopping, excercise.
I am someone that needs personal time. I love being with my husband and we have a lot of the same interests, but I need personal time too and I always encourage him to do his own thing too (which he is right now, I can hear him singing loudly in the bathtub lol)
June 15th, 2008 at 6:46 pm
It sounds like you and I have a lot in common.
I do pretty much the same type of things.