Originally Posted By LVBelle What measures do you employ to take time out for yourself when you need it?
Originally Posted By vbdad55 I admit - I am very lousy at this....I am just glad these days to carve enough time out of my work hours for my kids..... maybe one day when I'm even older it will be about me
Originally Posted By LVBelle I've been known to hide in my little closet at work when I need some quiet. Not when students are there, of course. I have a room that connects to another classroom. I truly adore the teacher in the next room but there's always people coming and going to see one or both of us so I take a little break every now and then!
Originally Posted By RockyMtnMinnie The only me time I get is when I take a bath or a shower, so if I really need some me time, I'll lock myself in the bathroom and take a nice long bubblebath.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 Lately, I've had way too much me time as being alone other than co-workers and employees. However, when I need to escape, I get in my truck. Nothing like a good road trip to get my juices flowing again - the stereo full blast of course. I can also easily lose myself in a good book.
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle I generally read. I also love swimming alone, but my sister's kids are over all the time so I'm pretty lucky to get the pool to myself!
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Usually a trip to the book store does the trick. I'll usually browse through the art and design books. Wander through the humor section (If I designed book stores, there would be banana peels on the floor of the humor section, and books world sometimes eject a pie in the face or a blast of seltzer when opened. That's humor. Or maybe a whole bookstore where the books have all kinds of surprises. Open a book about boating, and a fog horn sounds. A book about car repairs: You open it up and all these car parts go clanking to the floor. The Literal Literature Shop™.) Sometimes just imagining a really great humor section of a book store and then expanding on that idea to make it even more ridiculous is enough of a getaway, and I don't even have to actually go to the book store for that.
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs I'm sure you'd even build a pool where you could read the literal literature... of course with today's economy, it'll always be under construction
Originally Posted By lesmisfan i pretty much stay in my room and watch a movie, or go on the computer or read a good book if I have one. I have also been known to go the movie theatre as well.
