After an April of gratitude, I decided that I should make time to have more fun. I hadn't belly danced in years, painted in months, done yoga in months, read a book in who knows how long, and so on. I would look back at the prior week and wonder where did the time go and what had I done. Where was all of my time going? Was I scrolling through social media to waste time that much? Now is as good as a time as any.
Finding a weekly belly dance class was the first on my list.
Google is a wonderful tool through which I found several options for classes around town. After messaging some to see if they were still holding classes, I decided to go to one in central El Paso run by a mother and daughter that is every Saturday at 11AM. It was exactly the sort of playtime, female- camaraderie, and community that I had desired, so I have been going ever since. Actually, the other day we even had an Egyptian drummer come into class and play for us. It was awesome.
Next on my list was to start reading.
I ended up reading several books over the month and am still working on Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert.
I originally planned on adding more back into my life, but making the time to read and dance was more than enough to fill the time. Even so, I felt much more engaged in my regular life and felt as though I had more to talk with my husband about. Without hobbies there isn’t much else to talk about after the “How was your day, honey?”
My advice is to find something (not a bunch of different things) and to do it intentionally. Make time for you.
