“How about you? How do you handle having to wait?”
I hate waiting.
Things I’ve had to wait for or I’m currently waiting for:
· Christmas (I love Christmas! Yes, I know it just passed but I can’t wait until it is that time again!)
· My birthday (I just love knowing I’m alive another year!)
· People that I’m meeting who are late (I have this fear that I’m at the wrong place or the wrong time.)
· Upcoming trips
· Meeting friends I haven’t seen in a long time.
· Waiting until I can eat the other half of my meal (I take a 5 min. break in between so that my brain can have time to let my stomach know that I’m full or maybe it is the other way around.)
· The next clue in my mystery knit-a-long
· Spring (my favorite season)
· My next camping trip (because it is too cold right now)
· The ending of a good book (I’m so tempted to skip ahead to the ending just to find out how it turns out).
If it is a short-term wait, I usually knit to help the time pass quicker. I can get involved in knitting and it takes my mind off the immediate wait. I may do some baking like banana bread for the police and fire departments. I also watch a lot of YouTube videos, Netflix, or Amazon Prime. One good way to take my mind off of something is to listen to audio podcasts, and audiobook or to take a nap.
If it is long term waiting during the winter:
· I try to do things that keep me busy like decluttering a specific place in my house.
· I do some more knitting.
· I spin my own yarn.
· I do digital scrapbooking.
· I read a lot of books.
In the spring and summer:
· I like to do gardening.
· I like to go hiking.
· I walk around the neighborhood.
· I like to read a good book outdoors.
Students also have trouble waiting for things. This would be a good thing to do with students and have them figure out ways that will help them during the waiting time.
How do you get through the “wait”? Please share.
