Silence

Maybe everyone is like this, but I really appreciate sounds: The murmuring roar of fountain water, the sound of fan blades cutting through the air, muffled mourning doves heard through the window in the morning. I get overwhelmed by sounds really easily, too. Persistent loud noises incapacitate me, too many layers of noise and my brain starts to misfire. 

My kids are so noisy. Even when they are asleep, white noise is on in their room. I can hear it through the closed door, a quiet low rumble. 

Once or twice a week I get a few minutes at home all by myself. It is so quiet that I get to notice sounds that are normally drowned out by the girls. It is so, so nice.