TAKING
TIME
by Rebecca Wolf
Extension Home Economist
“Treat” Yourself
To Some
Time Alone
‘Trick or Treat”... the child
ren’s calls will be heard
throughout our neighborhoods
this weekend and next week. What
will you get as an autumn treat?
May I suggest that you treat your
self to an hour or two of solitude?
Why take time to be alone?
Removing yourself from an
everyday routine or from a parti
cularly stressful situation can give
you a refreshing perspective. You
know, that child dial had you pull
ing your hair out really is quite
adorable most of the time. Have
you forgotten the pleasure your
artwork, garden, walk through the
back fields, or morning exercise
brings you?
Our society is stressed- pushed
to the limit in many ways. With
the federal budget crunch, Middle
East Crisis, and unstable economy
families are burdened with many
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questions, feelings of instability,
and honest fear. Each year 8 mil
lion Americans develop ulcers.
Stress in our country’s work force
costs companies S7S-$9O billion
per year.
Stress increases a person’s
adrenalin, blood pressure, brea
thing and heart rates. It increases
the amount of cholesterol released
into the blood system. Physicians
report that more people suffer
from stress-related health prob
lems than from the common cold!
Being alone gives a person time
to think, time to rest, time to pam
per himself or herself, time to per
haps even heal wounds. For a few
moments you are able to focus on
your needs, your interests. Writing
a letter to a lifetime friend can’t be
done with children in tow or while
rushing to a meeting. This activity
and many others is best done in
solitude.
Women, considering current
statistics, can expect to spend at
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least some time alone either
being single, divorced, or
widowed. Would you know how
to deal with that silence? Too
often adults, especially parents,
neglect personal interests in order
to maintain a home and nurture
children. Unless those interests
are taken off the shelf, polished,
and exercised from time to time,
they will disappear.
Time alone is perfect for doing
just that. It’s a brief look at, remin
der of personal “loves”.
The time away makes you
stronger, more capable of facing
the challenges of being an
employee, parent, spouse, volun
teer, or friend. Occasional time
alone also makes you less vulner
able to the inevitable stress of liv
ing in the ‘9os.
So how does this “treat” of time
alone fit into a person’s busy
schedule?
Mark the time on your calendar.
If others ask you to do something,
tell them you have a previously
scheduled appointment (with
someone very important--
yourself!). Don’t bump it. Take a
“mental health day” off when
you’re feeling particularly stress
ed.
Here are some ideas for that
“alone time”;
Hide out at a library.
Enjoy your own company at a
movie, concert, or restaurant
Treat yourself to a facial, mani
cure, massage, or sauna.
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Take an afternoon to look at old
photographs, letters, or diaries.
Cry.
Laugh.
Dig out your children’s baby
books or your wedding souvenirs.
Work a crossword or jigsaw
puzzle.
Rent a comedy video.
Write a letter to a friend.
Read a novel.
Singles In Agriculture
JOYCE BUPP
York Co. Correspondent
AIRVILLE (York Co.)—
Although rural single people may
have wrestled with the problem
for years, it was in the mid 1980 s
that a midwestem farmer brought
the sensitive issue to the attention
of the agricultural community.
That single -- as in unmarried -
farmer lamented in a letter to the
FARM JOURNAL magazine the
lack of eligible women in his
sparsely-populated part of the
country. An overwhelming num
ber of responses to his letter even
tually resulted in the formation of
a non-profit rural organization,
Singles in Agriculture.
“Today the group includes
more then 800 members from
across the country, although the
heaviest concentration is in the
Midwest,” says Mike Stewart. The
Airville dairyman is helping the
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 27, 1990-811
Watch the sunset (or sunrise)
from a porch swing.
Enjoy a long, slow cup of gour
met coffee or herbal tea.
October is a time for treats.
Children will knock on your door
with smiles and homemade cos
tumes. Share a hug and a treat
with them. But when the festivi
ties subside, treat yourself to some
precious time alone.
Singles group with a membership
drive in the eastern states. Penn
sylvania, he adds, initially had the
fifth largest state membership.
“This is not a dating service,”
emphasizes Stewart
“Singles in Agriculture is for
people active in agriculture, inter
ested in agriculture, or with an ag
background,” he explains.
Events focus on group activi
ties, planned at inexpensive sites
such as 4-H or church camp
grounds. Aimed at being afford
able, activities include programs
like the summer campout, held
recently in Kansas, and the
upcoming November IS through
18 Hobo Campout, to be hosted at
4-H camp at Belleville, OH.
Singles in Agriculture moves to
the East Coast for its next major
summer camping event, planned
for July 1991 in southcentral New
York state.
Membership is open to inter
ested individuals, age 18 and up,
for a fee of S2O annually. For an
additional $l5, a member may
sign up for the membership direc
tory, a listing of names and
addresses published quarterly.
For further information, contact
Singles in Agriculture, 5297 Illi
nois Route 73 South, Pearl City,
IL 61062, or Michael Stewart,
Box 115 A, Route 1, Airville, PA
17302.
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