[flickr id=”5502918424″ thumbnail=”small” overlay=”true” size=”small” group=”” align=”left”] Brandon left on Sunday.

Boy Scout camp for a full week.

Riley & Angel left this afternoon.

Gone to their grandparents for 2 days.

Archie leaves in the morning.

Off to work. Then to Family Night at Scout camp. Then work the next day.

The house is empty, save for me.

I sit in silence.

I will most likely be cleaning – something I always do when left alone.

During the in-between I will sit and soak up the silence.

Stuck between content and disturbed.

Normally chaos and noise fill this house.

The silence is disconcerting.

But rare enough that I will take some time to enjoy it.

I have a stack of books to read. Trying to meet my 50 books read in 2011 goal (15 read, several partially read).

I have 6 rooms that all need cleaning – one that needs a splash of paint on the trim.

I will complete what I can.

And enjoy some time off.

 

Sarah

3 Comments

  1. Vanessa

    I totally understand how you feel. I always think I want time alone, and really, I do. I need it, but then the more time passes, the more the silence becomes weird. LOL Hoping you get what you need out of your alone time.

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    • Sarah

      @Vanessa,

      Thanks! Yes…I do love it at first, but it does get too much after a while But…I only have about 36 hours of it…so that’s just enough time to be content and not enough to start feeling lost.

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  2. Tara R.

    An empty house for a few days, sounds glorious. I dearly love my family, but sometimes little distance makes me appreciate them so much more. Enjoy your peace and quiet.

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