Right now, at this very moment, both of my children are immersed in entirely spontaneous, completely voluntary naps. This marks only the second time in history that Owen has put himself to sleep on his own, and also the second time in history that Mia has fallen victim to an unplanned couch nap (and the last time was due to a raging fever).
I have at least half an hour, probably more, of nobody wanting a drink, nobody wanting me to watch anything, nobody smashing anybody else in the face with a stick. I have free time, smack in the middle of the day, for the first time in over a year. And I can't think of a single damned thing to do with it other than wander back and forth between the kids checking if they look like the might be waking up soon.
I'm honestly ashamed of myself right now.
Comments (10)
Haha a shower? Or a nap yourself?
Posted by Heather | June 11, 2010 4:34 PM
Happens to me all the time (the not know what to do with myself, not spontaneous naps). I complain about never having a minute to myself, and when I get one, I either can't decide which of the 30 million things I need to do should get done first, or I can't think of a single thing I *want* to do, just for me.
Posted by Becky | June 11, 2010 5:19 PM
I dreamed I was hanging out with you and your husband last night, this is actually getting weird... I might take a break of reading both of your blogs :S
Posted by Alex | June 11, 2010 6:02 PM
I find tooling around The Internets to be a fine activity for that kind of free time. =)
Posted by Marie Green | June 11, 2010 6:32 PM
'Completely voluntary' = 'I gave them some bourbon'.
You SHOULD be ashamed.
Posted by You can call me, 'Sir' | June 12, 2010 12:02 PM
seriously, if i ever get a real minute to myself i am practically paralyzed with indecisiveness. what a shame :)
Posted by kati | June 12, 2010 5:43 PM
Been there! I feel your shame. Free time and a mother is lost....
What did you end up doing?
Posted by Luvily | June 12, 2010 8:08 PM
Another indecisive one here!
Posted by Piper | June 13, 2010 5:53 AM
It's pathetic, but I think we've all been there. Glad to see you blogging again - welcome back!
Posted by Kate M | June 13, 2010 7:43 PM
That's happened to me quite a few times now...you would think that after a while I would get better at using that free time. BUT NO. I pretty much waste it every time.
Posted by Danell | June 14, 2010 9:58 PM