Quiet time ...
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O-Trap
Is there anyone else on here who takes at least a little time each day for just quiet? Do you have a particular activity during that time, or do you just do nothing?
My wife hates how late I stay up, and she's been trying to get me to go to bed earlier (I tend to sleep from about 3am to about 7:20am each night). However, she goes to bed after 11pm, and often after midnight, and after she goes to bed is the only time I have to totally relax and have quiet.
I have a few things I'll do. I will occasionally work, but it will be on my own projects, and it will be at my own pace. No pushing or worrying at that hour. Other times, I'll have a cigar/pipe and occasionally a beer or whiskey of some kind with it (usually Scotch). On rarer occasions, I'll take a late-night walk or drive. Sometimes, I'll even just go somewhere where I know I'll be alone and let my mind just wander. Anything to just get me to a place where I feel like I can mentally rest.
So, are there Chatterers like me who need their alone time every day? If so, what do you do in that time? -
Raw Dawgin' it
Saturday mornings I'm up 2-3 hours before my wife. I usually watch shows i record on the dvr and have a few cups of coffee. On nights she's on call I have the entire house to myself which can be nice. It helps having that time to yourself to recharge and sometimes you just don't want to be around anyone else.O-Trap;1267864 wrote:Is there anyone else on here who takes at least a little time each day for just quiet? Do you have a particular activity during that time, or do you just do nothing?
My wife hates how late I stay up, and she's been trying to get me to go to bed earlier (I tend to sleep from about 3am to about 7:20am each night). However, she goes to bed after 11pm, and often after midnight, and after she goes to bed is the only time I have to totally relax and have quiet.
I have a few things I'll do. I will occasionally work, but it will be on my own projects, and it will be at my own pace. No pushing or worrying at that hour. Other times, I'll have a cigar/pipe and occasionally a beer or whiskey of some kind with it (usually Scotch). On rarer occasions, I'll take a late-night walk or drive. Sometimes, I'll even just go somewhere where I know I'll be alone and let my mind just wander. Anything to just get me to a place where I feel like I can mentally rest.
So, are there Chatterers like me who need their alone time every day? If so, what do you do in that time? -
mcburg93
I dont have it everyday but usually a couple times a week will go out to my fire pit. Usually a few beers and a drink and do nothing but look at the stars and keep the fire going. -
justincredible
YOU HAVE A WIFE?Raw Dawgin' it;1267876 wrote:Saturday mornings I'm up 2-3 hours before my wife. I usually watch shows i record on the dvr and have a few cups of coffee. On nights she's on call I have the entire house to myself which can be nice. It helps having that time to yourself to recharge and sometimes you just don't want to be around anyone else.
I don't know why that needed to be in all caps but I didn't think you were married.
I like alone time but not necessarily quiet time. -
O-Trap
That sounds fantastic.mcburg93;1267881 wrote:I dont have it everyday but usually a couple times a week will go out to my fire pit. Usually a few beers and a drink and do nothing but look at the stars and keep the fire going.
Wish I didn't live in an area where open fires were illegal. -
Raw Dawgin' it
Mind blown? It's why i was gone for a couple weeks, got married and went to italy.justincredible;1267882 wrote:YOU HAVE A WIFE?
I don't know why that needed to be in all caps but I didn't think you were married.
I like alone time but not necessarily quiet time. -
justincredible
Well then, congrats!Raw Dawgin' it;1267901 wrote:Mind blown? It's why i was gone for a couple weeks, got married and went to italy. -
O-Trap
Cranking up the pr0n volume?justincredible;1267882 wrote:I like alone time but not necessarily quiet time. -
FatHobbit
Sometimes it's nice just to be able to have your own thoughts without someone else interrupting you. -
Pick6
I'm big on alone time. Dont really have a set thing I like to do, though. Last night I read some bible verses from the free bible I got on campus yesterday/ -
se-alum
Quiet/alone time is boring to me. My relaxation is hanging out with friends watchin' sports or sittin' around the fire talking. However, if I were married or had kids, I would probably enjoy quiet time. -
O-Trap
I do this frequently as well ... actually from a Bible I got for free while at college as it was being handed out on one of the sidewalks.Pick6;1267927 wrote:I'm big on alone time. Dont really have a set thing I like to do, though. Last night I read some bible verses from the free bible I got on campus yesterday/
What'd you read? -
Fab4Runner
I definitely enjoy (and need) quiet/alone time. I spend time in my room either reading or watching TV at the end of each day. I also have the house to myself a lot during the summer because my parents golf several days a week. I have always wanted to live alone but just can't afford it quite yet. -
Pick6
A little bit of everything really. Skipped around. It has a little index in it with verses to read depending on your mood.O-Trap;1267931 wrote:I do this frequently as well ... actually from a Bible I got for free while at college as it was being handed out on one of the sidewalks.
What'd you read? -
O-Trap
Cool. Yeah, it's definitely good for that.Pick6;1267947 wrote:A little bit of everything really. Skipped around. It has a little index in it with verses to read depending on your mood. -
vball10setMy wife and I walk every evening, but when she's got something else going I'll run instead of walk (we live across from a Metropark), and this is very peaceful to me. Also, on weekends I'm downstairs @ 6, and since she doesn't get up 'til @ 7, I'll drink my coffee and read the paper. I don't look for this alone time, but when it finds me, I take full advantage.
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Belly35
When things get difficult I will take an hour and go to the range, fire off a few rounds before going home. I do this about twice a month just to relax and refocus. I wake up early every morning, make a cup of coffee and sit in the back breakfast room surrounded by glass looking out into the back wooded area sometimes I sit on the back patio. This is a good time for me to reflect on my life, upcoming adventures and to be thankful.
I love the back breakfast room when a storm is rolling in, this is another alone time to enjoy the past, present and future thoughts. -
TedSheckler
In other words, this thread should be titled, "When does your wife go to bed so you can watch porn and jerk off?" -
O-Trap
If you're under 22, sure, though I doubt that's "quiet."TedSheckler;1268019 wrote:In other words, this thread should be titled, "When does your wife go to bed so you can watch porn and jerk off?"
No, I just enjoy some genuine silence, or as close to it as possible. -
jcrazynephew
Night time, definitely. I usually drink and masturbate. I usually stay up til about midnight. I awake at 5:00 am to walk, run, or lift. I love time to myself. -
QuakerOats
Nice, ..... and Southern Comfort with a twist of lemon works well also.O-Trap;1267864 wrote: Other times, I'll have a cigar/pipe and occasionally a beer or whiskey of some kind with it (usually Scotch). -
QuakerOats
Also nice ........... take your dog once in a while too.mcburg93;1267881 wrote:I dont have it everyday but usually a couple times a week will go out to my fire pit. Usually a few beers and a drink and do nothing but look at the stars and keep the fire going. -
O-Trap
Being a Scotch guy, nothing relaxes me like a nice cigar and a glass of Oban.QuakerOats;1268031 wrote:Nice, ..... and Southern Comfort with a twist of lemon works well also. -
j_crazy
Marlboro reds. -
Sonofanump
I was going to reply to your OP that alone quiet time after the wife goes to bed equals pron with volume down and state that I thought that you gave that up.O-Trap;1267912 wrote:Cranking up the pr0n volume?