tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post7157326834503252960..comments2024-03-15T14:47:21.170-04:00Comments on Lemon Gloria: I was going to liken reading to a gateway drug but I didn't know how. It's not like you start with novels and end up homeless witth encyclopedias.Lemon Gloriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07280085058516960260noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-15064740169799146162011-05-17T22:14:27.361-04:002011-05-17T22:14:27.361-04:00I am so glad this is back up. I tried to comment b...I am so glad this is back up. I tried to comment before but it had already been taken down. It is so important for me to get my alone time. I get incredibly crabby after a while. I love being around people but I also need time to read or bake or just be still. I know I am going to miss it once I am married.Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16371041172350253503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-42431839099392812262011-05-16T17:41:34.175-04:002011-05-16T17:41:34.175-04:00Reading is vital. That's all. So I say keep ri...Reading is vital. That's all. So I say keep right on keeping on, and give Nick a lot of extra special attention between books!Moomserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00384287809217965233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-44908620364395392552011-05-16T14:21:55.456-04:002011-05-16T14:21:55.456-04:00Reading is my number one escape. And I must have i...Reading is my number one escape. And I must have it or I die. However, it has been brought to my attention that I am neglecting friends and family to read sometimes and that's when I have to step back and think about it.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01542230897888388433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-20476879435723820832011-05-13T22:18:04.727-04:002011-05-13T22:18:04.727-04:00I have a friend that is a compulsive book collecto...I have a friend that is a compulsive book collector. He has 13,000 books. He is currently unemployed and eats food in dented cans purchased at the Dollar store. He is one Mother's rent check away from homelessness, but all he cares about are his books and "The Collection." <br /><br />We keep trying to encourage him to become a panhandler - he would make so much more money!!! <br /><br />But in any case, be careful... reading can be a gateway drug to homelessness. Although, I think he would choose a selection of Architectural books, or maybe some Art coffee table books to be homeless with, rather than Encyclopedias. <br /><br />It's kind of a twist on the classic "What book would you be stranded on a desert island with." heh.<br /><br />Oh, and your "Post a Comment" thing wasn't working yesterday (FYI)nysnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-83576903423338749172011-05-12T16:05:35.775-04:002011-05-12T16:05:35.775-04:00Right now we work different schedules - I'm Mo...Right now we work different schedules - I'm Monday - Friday and he's Tueaday - Saturday so I have all day Saturday to be alone. I *love* it. With the new job, his schedule changes to Monday - Friday so I only have 3 more Saturdays alone left to enjoy.Hillaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10602816507915795709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-34412315792157383102011-05-12T15:54:03.424-04:002011-05-12T15:54:03.424-04:00I get 20 minutes or so when I walk the dog. Since ...I get 20 minutes or so when I walk the dog. Since we count<br />The dog as part of the family, I am not sure this totally qualifies as alone time. <br />Other than that, I get alone time in the shower, at least most days. <br /><br />I miss reading so much.Angel JAAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06575688270453239453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-56927313658870754782011-05-12T15:21:45.602-04:002011-05-12T15:21:45.602-04:00i need more all alone time than any person i know....i need more all alone time than any person i know...<br />people are exhausting to me...<br />so theres that<br />xoxosuicide_blondhttp://www.blonderthanyou.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-55143950909831129832011-05-12T15:21:45.603-04:002011-05-12T15:21:45.603-04:00I live for my alone time. I'm home all day wi...I live for my alone time. I'm home all day with the kids, and by the time they go to bed, I'm completely "done"... I need the me time to unwind and become human again. Don't ever feel guilty about taking alone time. It's good for a mommy to have. I love the fact that my daughter can play alone in the afternoons before my son comes home. It gives me a little bit of a break before the insanity of after-school madness happens! A mother's job is never done, so enjoy the small moments of sanity. xoxoMonique Esselmontnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-42211114221154515352011-05-12T15:01:25.690-04:002011-05-12T15:01:25.690-04:00I really miss my reading time on the Metro every d...I really miss my reading time on the Metro every day. I hardly ever read anymore, and I used to constantly be reading at least 2 books at a time, plus the newspaper. But alas, no Metro commute anymore plus an almost 2 year old means mama doesn't read. Well, except for books like Goodnight Moon and Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You?Lunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03489800616400078160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-5221856093757508552011-05-12T14:30:05.244-04:002011-05-12T14:30:05.244-04:00I get giddy when I get to go to the grocery store ...I get giddy when I get to go to the grocery store by myself. Or anywhere, really. <br /><br />At night, I really should read. It would be better than what I do, which is veg out in front of the TV. Me in one room, hubby in the other. <br /><br />Honestly, I SO covet my 1 hour after Jess goes to be that I am VERY cranky if hubby tries to get some attention. I know this is bad, and I'm trying to change it, but after dealing with Jess in the morning, working all day, dealing with the princess in the evening, plus all the other stuff I have to do (laundry, dinner, dishes, making sure homework gets done, bath, etc.) I'm pretty much toast. I want 1 hour where no one WANTS anything from me. Not so great for the marriage (I'm working on it) but good for my sanity. <br /><br />Also, FYI -- My daughter is almost 6. So, it's not a baby thing, it's a kid thing too.cla517https://www.blogger.com/profile/14825038094929045322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-51582865093809311552011-05-12T14:15:00.465-04:002011-05-12T14:15:00.465-04:00Perpetually single, I recently started dating some...Perpetually single, I recently started dating someone for the first time in a long, long time. He's great and I like having a companion to explore life's adventures with. And I require - absolutely require - a few evenings each week at my place, by myself.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14362817901821195288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-82464659265733189342011-05-12T14:09:52.835-04:002011-05-12T14:09:52.835-04:00The husband has different interests than I do, and...The husband has different interests than I do, and neither of us have super demanding jobs (we're lucky that way, I guess), so we each have our own alone time. He may go on a long bike ride while I stay home and do yoga or knit. Or maybe I'm reading blogs while he's watching some random baseball game. I think that our divergent interests allow us the luxury of alone time. <br /><br />HOWEVER, when the boy is born, I am going to make damn sure that I'm not the one who is constantly taking the baby while he goes out and has his alone time. All baby and no sanity makes me a very dull (angry) girl.Miss Dallashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831133768123027451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-49079807614164236132011-05-12T14:06:45.626-04:002011-05-12T14:06:45.626-04:00I always feel guilty about reading or watching a s...I always feel guilty about reading or watching a show when I do have time alone. Because I feel like that's when I should be emailng someone or calling someone or cleaning or doing laundry or going for a run or something else productive.<br /><br />I think, though, that since I've started to take writing more seriously, I see reading as more of a productive exercise, because it is helping me figure out what I do and don't want to do. So I feel less guilty - that, and I do it on the Metro, when I couldn't be doing much else anyway.<br /><br />And yes, I miss it.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11838430978051872591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-21930947361569178722011-05-12T14:00:04.294-04:002011-05-12T14:00:04.294-04:00I'm basically an only child, so I LOVE alone t...I'm basically an only child, so I LOVE alone time. Thankfully, my husband does too. However, he's a chatterbox, and often he'll whine like a toddler "pay attention to meeee" when I'm reading or internet-ing. I ask for 10 more minutes of ignoring him and then I'll give him my full attention. Since I follow my word, he gives me the 10 minutes and we're both happy :)Tiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01470163614190777624noreply@blogger.com