Since December 17, I haven’t been at home alone. The combination of different family members on vacation from work, on semester break, and visiting from afar has meant that my usual pattern of spending most of the day Monday through Friday alone has not been in evidence.
I don’t want people to think that I am a hermit. I am often out on errands, visiting people, or volunteering, but I am able to have solitude and time to read, correspond, and write on my own schedule.
Yesterday, B headed out on a business trip. Today, I brought T back to Syracuse. The new semester begins tomorrow.
I am home alone.
I do have commitments on my calendar, but I hope to spend a lot of time catching up on writing, both for my blog and my poetry projects. I’m also hoping to get at least one poetry submission sent this week. While I am waiting for a response on a few submissions, all of my acceptances have now been published, so it would be helpful to get some more work in the pipeline.
I am hoping to minimize time spent on cooking and other chores. Tonight, I had avocado sushi for supper and I already have heat and eat food ready for tomorrow.
I wish I could say that I would be productive in the evening, but it is unlikely to be the case. I don’t tend to sleep well even when someone is in the house; being here alone is likely to mean even less sleep.
I do hope to get enough sleep to have energy to accomplish things during the day.
Will I succeed?
Stay tuned.
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Good luck! I’m the opposite – I sleep sooo much better when I’m alone. But then I’m always listening for someone to call wanting something. 😛
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Keeping an ear open definitely makes it harder to sleep. I admit I’m just not used to being alone at night. I’ve never lived alone.
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Living alone is a mixed blessing. There are times I miss it. Companionship is so underrated until you don’t have it.
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I don’t know how I’d react if I lived alone for a long stretch of time. I think it is nice to have a balance of solitude and companionship. I’m glad that you used that word as it is lovely!
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