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AnneofAlamo

AnneofAlamo

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I don't think my budget would allow it as much as I want. But I just had three days of just me with my parents at the coast of northern California in an RV.
My body, mind and heart feel like they were cleared and so refocused on life.
How do you recharge yourself?
 
A nap is about the best thing I can do to recharge myself. :)

I'm so glad to hear you had a nice time with your parents.
 
Sounds like a lovely mini-break Anne! I think you might be the busiest person I know so taking time must've felt like a real luxury :)


For me, I feel kind of fortunate in that I love my tiny new garden and I love spending a few minutes alone. I wake up in the morning an hour before my husband so I can potter about and spend a bit of time with our cat and that keeps me clear headed and gets me ready for my day.
 
I'm so glad you had the time with them, Anne...you are very dear to me, and I honestly admire you, how you cope with so much in such an amazing way.....
My recharge used to be same:
Travel to South America, spend some time with my family and life time friends, beach, sun, great food and being pampered beyond believe... unfortunately we haven't been able to travel every year since I had the operations in 2003 ... and it has been 5 years this month since we last traveled there....

So these days, I get my recharge from either my friends visiting, or skype with my most loved scrappers friends!!!!!
that always does the trick.... :)
 
A nice week away from work, spending time with my kids is a great way to recharge and refocus. Can't say I've been able to do it in several years, though. They are at an age that trying to work anything between their two schedules is difficult and it will only keep getting worse as more people get added to that mix of schedules. My office is so small, it's tough for anything to happen if I'm not there, too.

So at this point, I'll have to settle with scrap dates with friends, mani/pedi once in a while and a glass of wine/good book.
 
Refocusing would assume one was focused in the first place. ;-)
 
sounds wonderful anne, so glad you had a lovely time w/your parents, relaxing. (love your new photo too!)
 
Yay for you!!! That sounds fab.

How do I refocus/recharge?? :rofl :rofl :rofl

Apparently I'm not allowed. :giggle
 
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i find, honestly, the thing that works best for me is quiet devotional time in themorning. it works best for me in the morning because then i feel like i go through my entire day with such a better perspective. sadly, i don't always have time in the morning, so i take itwhen i can get it.
 
I paint. Preferably without the kiddos tugging at me, but I will take whatever I can get!
 
Sounds like a wonderful time.

Refocus...hmmm, how best to describe me? Squirrel, oh wait dinner, what was that on TV? Let's change the room around...squirrel.

That's pretty much me, unless I am list in a book then the world could end around me and I would be clueless.
 
Jen said:
Refocusing would assume one was focused in the first place. ;-)
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Exactly! At the moment focus is not my thing but it will have to start soon as I have an assignment due in 3 weeks
 
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