[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.
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.
@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.
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.