I love time with you, I need time with me!

I’ve joked before that I’m an introverted extrovert, I think it’s really a thing. I like hanging out with friends, I also enjoy being alone.. I enjoy the sounds of nature and silence of humans, I enjoy back porch sitting listening to the birds, frogs and watching lizards scurry across the ground. 

I enjoy the rhythm of my own heart when I hear nothing else, I enjoy the sound of a paint brush when I’m in deep thought. It’s almost therapy to sit quietly and let my thoughts float onto the piece I’m painting, the plant I’m weeding or the smoky eye I’m trying to achieve. I enjoy the "me" time. 

Some people enjoy going for cocktails, pedicures or shopping to relax and de stress, I enjoy being barefoot and getting grounded in my own home. It’s hard to explain to people that I’d rather not go to dinner, I’d rather make a beautiful dinner in my kitchen with giggles from my kids in the background. 

I’m learning that I don’t need to explain why, it’s a bit difficult to explain anyway..I’m an odd soul, I don’t enjoy entertaining, I don’t enjoy house guests, I’m a bit of a purest when it comes to my home...and by that, my home is a pure chaos, unfolded laundry and probably dishes to be done.. but it’s complete, it is where I am grounded and when I truly feel like myself.