You have to do things for yourself that make you happy. Having a spiritual life is always a plus.

Read a book type on the internet think of what it would be like if you didnt have the child asleep in the bed!

light some candles and take a bubble bath. Read, meditate or watch a reality t.v. show, I can escape for a little while

I read alot or watch some of the programs I want to watch instead of the ones my son wants to watch.

Incense, candles, reading, internet, bubble bath, good music, 2 parakeets.

Having 3 adolesent boys keeps me busy, but I recall when that was a problem. I kept busy here on this site. Then once I was OK with being alone and quite I started rebuilding my relationship with Christ.

Reading, bugging my neighbour (she has kids, but her partner minds and she comes over for a chat often, my best friend and a lifesaver), writing, hanging out here, cleaning (got to be done...) :)

You can be lonely in a room of a hundred people.. I feel the most lonely at night when it is time to sleep.. Reality when I was younger sure I had friends and my phone rang alot before I was raped a real lot but I am never alone God is with me and will protect and carry thru what is going to happen shortly!

Loneliness? What loneliness? I don't feel lonely once my kids are in bed. I feel happy and proud that they are happy and safe. Sometimes exhausted and upset about my personal things. No matter what mood Im in I always find myself something to do or just enjoy the peaceful silence. Bubble baths with candles and incense work best when I want to relax. Comedies are great for when Im down. Internet is for when I want to have fun.
I enjoy every minute with my girls and they love to goof off with me but sometimes I can't wait for them to just go to sleep so I can chill out.

by the end of my day im so tired i fall out.. but then i wake up in the wee hours like 3 am.. and cant sleep.. that is the worst .. i come online or watch a movie..

I feel the deepest feeling of contentment when the world is quiet and all my kids are asleep in their beds... I have three teenagers and, if I'm not completely exhausted, I still go in their rooms to watch them sleep sometimes. Then I realize this is the most quiet I've had since my first pregnancy...lol Mostly I will watch movies, read, journal, relax while I can... just like when they were babies :)

This is definitely one of the best times for me...I can do what I want, watch what I want, say what I want, etc. However, all of the time is lonely time for me. All I do is hang out with my 3 year old, and sometimes I need other adults. I want to talk about stuff other that work and other than mom stuff...so what can I do??

In reply yo Squer56:
You can come here and have fun. Talk about anything you want. Spill your guts to the world. Doesn't that fell good?? :)

Enjoy the time you have to yourself. Take the time to enjoy things you can't do when you have the kids.

And if you teally need something to do, take up cooking. Then try cooking and being on this site at the same time! Just now I'm letting the dough rise for Cinnimon Rolls for breakfast. Though there have been times I've burnt things because I was wrapped up in a thread here.