something I am grateful for today
Feb. 2nd, 2021 07:23 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
johncomicsolitude -- and, oddly enough, I am grateful for it today because I am missing it
I have been used to having substantial periods of time to myself, all my life. Even after I got married, I still arranged my time so that I could be alone for a while now and then. When I was at work, I started work later than Sharon did, so I would drop her off at her office and I'd have about an hour before I needed to go to mine. I'd usually spend it at Starbucks, doodling or reading or writing or whatever, just wallowing in the peace.
Since we retired, I started a tradition of going away on Friday afternoons, getting away from everybody and everything, where I would grab a coffee and do as I described above, or just drive around if the weather and scenery were nice, and have tunes on, and again wallow in the peace. This is something I need.
Just after Christmas, the province put us in another pandemic lockdown, and there is currently a stay-at-home order in effect. It was only supposed to be a month but they have now extended it to two. We are supposed to stay home unless we have an essential reason to go out [like to buy food or go to a medical appt]. So the only time I have had alone this year has been the few minutes driving to or from one of those errands.
It isn't enough. I am getting antsy. Not sure what I can do about it other than bite the bullet and live in hope.
I have been used to having substantial periods of time to myself, all my life. Even after I got married, I still arranged my time so that I could be alone for a while now and then. When I was at work, I started work later than Sharon did, so I would drop her off at her office and I'd have about an hour before I needed to go to mine. I'd usually spend it at Starbucks, doodling or reading or writing or whatever, just wallowing in the peace.
Since we retired, I started a tradition of going away on Friday afternoons, getting away from everybody and everything, where I would grab a coffee and do as I described above, or just drive around if the weather and scenery were nice, and have tunes on, and again wallow in the peace. This is something I need.
Just after Christmas, the province put us in another pandemic lockdown, and there is currently a stay-at-home order in effect. It was only supposed to be a month but they have now extended it to two. We are supposed to stay home unless we have an essential reason to go out [like to buy food or go to a medical appt]. So the only time I have had alone this year has been the few minutes driving to or from one of those errands.
It isn't enough. I am getting antsy. Not sure what I can do about it other than bite the bullet and live in hope.
