Here I am on my second annual staycation. Alone. This rare treat started last summer with a few days to myself while Husband took kids to visit the in laws out on the family farm. Six hours away. Last summer, I was over the moon. This fall, maybe not so much.
I'm feeling different this go-round. Maybe it's the difference between a sweltering hot June, playing in the sun and reading until my hearts content and an October setting of shorter days and colder temps. Or maybe I just don't need as much time as I thought. Not that I'm not grateful, and THANKFUL, for this opportunity to recharge my batteries, but 4 days is a long time to have an eerily and uncommonly quiet house to myself. I know I need to force myself to enjoy it as the chaos returns all too quickly and I'll regret not having taken full advantage of this blessed time.
My biggest challenge is finding something to do with myself. And this coming from someone who has no shortage of hobbies, interests and friends. All which I thank God for.
It's a big adjustment to purely focus on oneself after having to divide attention in so many arenas. I'm no stranger to giving undivided attention, just not to myself!
At only 30 hours into my 4-day solitude, I'm feeling restless, but I expect to grow content over the remainder of the day and fully immerse myself INTO myself by nightfall. Stay tuned for a full account of how to have a staycation, alone.
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