It has been a long week. Now's my time to reflect on what I've done and where I'm going. For those who don't know, I do not work on Sundays between church and L.I.F.E. group (i.e., 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.). Rather, I use this as a time to reflect on my week, rest, and prepare for the next. I define work and rest in pretty loose terms.
Work: In this, I include school work, work work, and most forms of computer work. I do not turn on my computer, except to blog or do something else leisurely. Blogging is borderline work for me, so even this I generally try to avoid. I do not include in "work" the time I spend doing household chores. Household chores are really not that involved and I can usually rest simultaneously as doing them—it also means a lot to Terri that I help her out.
Rest: The general focus on rest is trying to relax. This generally means reading, napping, watching some television, playing some video games, but generally not these latter things. Television and video games tend to be mind-numbing rather than relaxing, so I usually avoid them. Of course, a major component of my quiet time is reflecting on my week and considering what I need to do or do better this coming week. This is my time to be meta-cogisant and introspective. I would like to use this time to study and meditate on scripture as well, but I haven't been very successful in that since I started doing this. In fact, I've usually just napped away most of this time.
Another major component that I find very helpful: make sure my quiet time is quiet. Television, computer, and video games are all noisy. It really helps me relax by being in a completely quiet place. In high school, I used to get a pass to the library just so I could sit in a quiet place for a few minutes. At K-State, I used to go up on to the top floor of Hale library and find a quiet cubicle to sit in when I needed some peace.
I am very much looking forward to our new home as it is very quiet. Also, the loft is far enough isolated that Terri could be working in the basement, have the TV on, and make as much noise as she wants and I should be able to have my quiet time in peace. Our current apartment is too small to escape the noise of the appliances, television, and neighbors, so it's really not as restful as I would sometimes prefer. I should be well spoiled by the peace of our new home.
Anyway, I wanted to reflect on my quiet time, making this a meta-meta-cognisant blog. I suppose talking about blogging makes this a meta-blog as well.
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