Little Fingers

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My cousin and her husband have spent the last year teaching in Thailand. I've been following their blog, and their stories are amazing - the food, the traveling, the adventures! As I read their last post, I thought to myself, "I have adventures, right? I'm fun, right?" You better believe it! Let me tell you about my latest adventure:

I am an introvert. I value my alone time very much and am a better person for it. When you have a little one, the idea of alone time needs to be modified. So for me, it has meant my time in the bathroom. In our small home, Zach and I have a closed-bathroom-door policy. We (really it's me) just can't do the comfortable open-door-share-the-bathroom-shower-and-use-the-toilet thing that many people can. I have been told that I have issues. But it is the one place in the house that is not over-run with baby stuff. It's quiet. The fan makes a nice white noise. And no one judges you for going in there.

But then it happened. I was enjoying a few moments of quiet when I looked over and there were fingers peeking under the door. He had found me. My little adventure seeker had discovered my secret place. But all I could do was laugh. And a new adventure has been presented to me: finding a new space, a new quiet corner where my crawler can't find me. The beauty of living in a 600 some odd square foot apartment is that I always can hear him, so I know that if there was trouble I am nanoseconds away. However, for an introvert, finding my quiet will be a challenge. But I'm always up for an adventure.

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  1. CarolMay 31, 2011 at 1:28 PM

    yep - magazines and peace and quiet for 5 minutes...but a baby's sweet smile and giggle is great for your heart...still, 5 minutes :)

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