life gets hectic sometimes and i'm a extrovert by nature, so i don't always spend a lot of time alone.  up until a few years ago, i really didn't put a lot of stock into alone time. but then went through some life changes and started having a lot more time to myself.. and grew to appreciate it. now, even though i 'm still a social butterfly and life still gets crazy, i CHERISH alone time. it's catch up time. a chance to switch into lower gear, relax, get my bearings and recharge. check in about how it feels to life in my skin. let my heart and mind have the chance to talk and make sure they're on the same page. journaling is my favorite way to let this happen. but curling up with the cats and a good book works too!

i think my dreams help me process my life. sometimes they're very literal, and i know exactly what the elements of my dream are from. (like a dream about test anxiety around finals time, or the night after i watched charlie and the chocolate factory--that was a weird one!) but other times, things come up in my dreams that i've either been ignoring or didn't even know were things that wanted my attention! sometimes if i ask an important question before i go to sleep, an answer will come in my dreams.. or at least a nudge in a certain direction.  if i remember them, my dreams can be pretty helpful!