For some time now I have been learning to live mostly inside my head, with only my random thoughts whizzing through and the occasional good book to break the monotony.
After many years of being so highly "in demand" this is just such a new phase of life that I feel a bit lost at times. I am no longer a full time mother, since my children are both grown and have been out of our home for more than ten years. Since I am supposed to be "retired" I should be having loads of new adventures and doing all those things I never had time to do when I was working every day for the past twenty five years, but I still am waiting for those adventures to begin.
This has been a valuable time for me, in spite of the predictability of my days. I am learning how to accept quiet and am finding peace with my situation.