That 'Hometime' Feeling
Posted on: 01/09/2020
We all need little pockets of comfort and reassurance.
After what has been a very uncertain year, we have all reflected on the last few months, the 'new normal' and what Home Time means to us...
Kate
It’s true that entrepreneurs never switch off
Our brains are always on tick over
No matter what.
Even when
We want to stop thinking
We simply can’t
But a change of scene
And new surroundings
Help a lot.
Being self-driven
An eagerness, a hunger
A passion to achieve
The office
Is a space
To concentrate
Completely.
Home
Is a space
To reflect
And digest
Adventure days
With friends
And family
Are a time to have fun
And to let the unconscious mind be just that.
Home time is special
No matter what
A place of safety
And comfort
With space to unwind
Time is abundant
Instead of time tabled
Surrounded by nature
In sight, sound and smell.
A place to cook,
To garden
To potter
And to think….
Home time is special
No matter what
Rachel
Home time for me is all about Little A and H, albeit it’s all been very different for the last few months. Pre-lockdown, 2:30pm would come, me and H would start getting our things together and walk to collect A from school. I am very fortunate to be able to do both morning and afternoon school runs. A had the odd wobbly morning every few weeks, and regardless how the drop off went, I was always so excited to see his little face at the end of the day. That sense of relief when he gave me the thumbs up walking towards his little gate.
Home time for us consisted of snacks, of play dates, of crafting and creating, of catching up with each other, or me overly cuddling A because I’d missed him, and let’s me honest, they just look so adorable in their little uniforms, all grown up.
Lilly
Before lockdown, home time to me was about leaving the office and closing the door on work for the night. It was about looking forward to being at home and having my dog jump up at me when I walked through the front door. It was about kicking my shoes off and putting my pjs on as soon as I got in. Home time was about family eating together and watching our favourite tv show at 9PM.
Since lockdown, I now work from home and my home time situation has definitely changed. I now live in my pj’s! (which is amazing) and I get to see my dog all day everyday whilst I work. Home time now consists of closing my laptop down and having my (well needed) afterwork stretch. Although my home time has changed, to me it still has the same meaning of family being at home together.
Becky
The feeling of coming home has always been my favourite.
Before lockdown, hometime began after switching off my computer and leaving the office for the day.
I'd go home to see my family and find out how everyone's day was, take a shower, before getting ready to go out with my boyfriend or friends.
I'd then come home, get tucked up in bed with the dog at my feet, and watch my favourite TV program until I fell asleep.
Since lockdown, I now work mostly from home (apart from when I pop into the factory to embroider your Onesies). Although I still try to stick to certain work times - half 8 - 5 with set lunch and break times, I enjoy having the flexibility to be able to work times that suit me.
I'm able to take the puppies out on an afternoon walk, enjoy breakfast with my sister, and even work in my onesie.
I am now able to enjoy home comforts all day long, whether it's the comfort of my onesie, a puppy snuggle, or a slice of my nana's homemade coconut and lime cake on my afternoon break.
What does home time mean to you?