Q: Do you find time to play?
Monday, March 12, 2012 at 06:30PM 
Quick question to start of the week, it’s been awhile since I asked one. Do you give yourself time to play? I mean relaxing and enjoyable time to do fun and maybe whimsical things, like your kids do every time they get a chance. I don’t just mean getting down on the floor to build block towers with them, but doing something playful for your own enjoyment. Piano playing? Making something creative just for fun? Staring at those pipe cleaners and deciding to make a mobile to hang over your desk? Making up a recipe … some of you are relaxed about that I know :).
I’ve been wanting to get the sewing machine out, now that it’s fixed, and just have at the pile of fabric scraps under the table but I’ve not allowed myself the time. I think it’s important, and need to make it happen. Play time, for parents, gets lost in the shuffle too often, and should really be more than the occasional date between the sheets. Fun, yes, but not the only thing we need.
On another note, if you’re in the DSTime part of the world, did you have trouble getting up yesterday? I had a horrible time, but when greeted with the faces below I did manage to rouse myself. It really wasn’t that hard :).
So how and when do you find the time to play? Do tell!
Reader Comments (2)
Oh my, those are some really cute faces. :-) No wonder it wasn't that hard to get up. We've all strangely adapted to the time change quite easily--but we also did make an effort to wear out the kids over the weekend so they'd be ready for bed a bit on the early side. I'm trying to keep that up this week since we have good weather for the most part, so we're playing outside as much as possible, going for walks, looking for signs of spring (which are everywhere!).
As for your question: do I play? I'd have to say that my writing has become my play, in many ways. And I'll bake something fun when the inspiration strikes or take time to read during the day. But really the writing feels like a kind of play to me because it's something I enjoy, something that's just mine.
Love the faces! Still having trouble getting up. (When do I not?) I love to read for wisdom, learning, escapism, but I can't think of anything I do that I would consider play. Getting back in to biking which was play as a child, but now is work/exercise as it has to be preplanned and prepared for.