It's Too Quiet Now

EcoMeg was very quiet these past two weeks while my family visited. First my Dad, then my brother and sister-in-law. We enjoyed ourselves immensely. Not because we did anything special, just because we were together. We lingered at the dining table, chatted while I cooked, ran errands together... Just shared the same space.

It seems too quiet in the house now, despite the kids' constant chatter.

After being in a new town on our own for two years, the visits made one thing very clear. Life is so much better when you have a rich tapestry of friends and family to share it.

For all of you out there who think you don't need anyone, that you enjoy your solitude, or whatever other reasons you have for not reaching out to other human beings: pick up the phone, invite someone over or out for a meal, strike up a conversation with your neighbor, reach out to other parents at your child's school, visit your relatives, go to coffee hour after church/temple/synagogue and mingle, call your old high school friend or your college roommate and catch up!