My husband and my two dogs have gone to Chicago for the weekend. My husband and his dad are going to the Northwestern game together, and I'm terrible jealous. The worst part is not that I'm missing the game, the worst part is how quiet my small home is without my family. I have never lived alone, and now I know why. I have two televisions on just to make it feel like I have more people here!
I thought that my weekend would be peaceful. I have a long list of homework that needs to be done. There are dishes to put away, laundry to do, but none of it feels right without one of my corgis being too close to my feet. My queen bed feels too big to sleep on, so I plan to sleep on my couch. My dinner that I cooked was too large, so I guess I have lunch for tomorrow. At least I have this blog to distract me for a few minutes...
Perhaps it is sad that I'm so uncomfortable being alone, but I think it shows how important family is to me. So while I sit here in the too quiet stillness, I'll just remember that they will be back in a few days. Too soon, they will be annoying me again!
My hubby went away too! And six loads of laundry and kitchen re-organizing later...I should have done more homework. Paper, praxis, portfolio...the P's are chasing us down. Love your new profile pic :) I love corgis.
ReplyDeleteAw, I can definitely sympathize with this! I love my alone time, but too much of it is not a good thing. I need people noise, my family and friends, and interaction to make me happy. I hope your husband and your dogs are home (although it was a disappointing game)! I miss my puppy terribly and can't wait to see her over break. :) Also, I love your display picture!
ReplyDeletePossibly unrelated, but if you want to get a taste of even worse silence as of 2005 the quietest place on earth was an anechoic chamber in Minneapolis. Could make an empty house not seem so bad.
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Hahaha I love Mikes response to this, but I totally understand where you're coming from. I am the same way about having to have TV's on or some form of background noise when I'm alone. What a terrible game to drive all the way to Chicago to go see, though. Such a dissapointment.
ReplyDeleteIt's the worst when you're home alone and it's just too quiet. You sit around wanting to do something, but not knowing what that is, and everything you come up with to do just sucks, and you just sit there getting more and more irritated with yourself for sitting around. UGH THIS WAS MY DAY.
ReplyDeleteI completely understand the quiet that can come with being home alone. Sometimes it can make you mad as you listen to the house settling--imagining every little noise as something out of a horror movie. It gets better. To help myself now, I have resulted to a roaring fire in the fireplace, pup snuggled on the couch, and my favorite Mariah Carey Christmas CD on repeat.
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