What exactly does me time mean? People walk around complaining they need more me time. These are often folks who decided to get married and have kids. To me, this indicates the last thing you want is to be alone. It's not as if the government forced you into this arrangement.
Let's say the spouse is at work, kids at school, you have the house to yourself. Watching TV or a DVD is actually time spent away from your deepest thoughts. Primping qualifies as me time, but how long does it take to trim nails or tweeze eyebrows? You can squeeze various growths until they pop, but unless you've got a serious personal hygiene problem that won't take very long.
Me time isn't cleaning or cooking or doing wash. Maybe you can take a friend to lunch. But all your friends are working or watching toddlers. Neighbors? Do you really know your neighbors? Invite one over and observe them casing the place.
Okay, so you decide to leave the house and grab some outdoor me time. Where do you go? What do you do? Sit in the park? Brunch at some loud, crowded coffee shop with overpriced scones? Window shop? Jog?? Running and thinking go together. Sweat makes you feel invigorated. Here's the rub. Seriously. How long do you really want to be alone with your innermost thoughts?
Yeah, those thoughts.
Me time can lead to dangerous conclusions about your life. Better to keep busy until the mail comes.
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