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Do you ever miss the noise?

April 2, 2009 by Janice

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Today, Guideposts published the first installment of my new weekly column on Guideposts.com.

Please join me as I reflect on mom “me” time…

I can hear myself think and all I can think of is that I miss the noise.

As a work-at-home mom with two young children and a husband, I don’t often eat a meal alone in a restaurant. But tonight my family is on the other side of the continent and I’m on a business trip in Disney World, alone. I don’t think there is a place on the planet where parental solitude is more punctuated than Disney World.

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Just like so many bloggers, I have always loved to write, and being published at Guideposts is a dream come true…

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It’s 2:00 AM and I have an intense urge to make pasta sauce…
So it doesn’t sound weird at first…

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Janice is co-founder of 5 Minutes For Mom. She's been working online since 2003 and is thankful her days are full of social media, writing and photography.

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5 Comments

  1. Stephanie says

    April 7, 2009 at 8:36 pm

    What a great “lead-in.” I’m definitely going to click over and read the rest…

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  2. Denise Willms says

    April 3, 2009 at 3:34 pm

    Wonderful first post, Janice! Congratulations. I left my thoughts at the Guidepost site. 🙂

    Denise

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  3. AmyG says

    April 3, 2009 at 9:16 am

    Great column!!! Congrats, again. Can’t wait to read more!

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  4. Jennifer, Snapshot says

    April 3, 2009 at 6:12 am

    I actually relish my getaway times, whether it’s business or pleasure. Two friends and I recently spent 24 hours together and it was great.

    But there are times in the hustle and bustle of everyday when they’re both off at school that I DO find it to be awfully quiet.

    Great column, and again — congrats!

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  5. MIchelle says

    April 2, 2009 at 11:28 pm

    Motherhood is the toughest job in the universe! No matter if you’re a Wahm or a Sahm .There’s guilt .I often think I should be colouring or painting or playing that game with her.My Mum”me’time is in the evening after a busy day with McKenna.I love it and I miss her.

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