Yeah, I'll definitely hang around here! Thankfully, I'm only seeing my parents on Christmas Day, so since it's less than a full day, I can manage that.Heather wrote:Per being alone, it sounded like you were going to be doing some schoolwork over that time, but you know, not all of us -- and not me, specifically -- celebrate holidays here, so you are certainly welcome to hang out around here as much as you'd like over that time.
OMG, I'd absolutely love to write a piece for y'all! Thank you so much idk what I should write about, but if you have any ideas just shoot me an email!Heather wrote:Heck, you mentioned you're out of any work: write a piece for us during that time! I know you've got yourself some mad op-ed skills for a fact.
hmm, that makes a lot of sense honestly. I guess the only thing I'm worried about is feeling bummed out that virtually everyone else I know is going home to a loving family and I'm avoiding mine. I guess some might call it jealousy, but I definitely feel bad for feeling that way sometimes (though I'm trying to do this thing where I don't judge myself for my feelings) since it's really not their fault that they have solid relationships with their families.Heather wrote:Personally, I love being alone, and when I know I can get opportunities for real alone time, I tend to go to a place of "Oh boy! What have I been aching to do by myself that I can't do with others around, or isn't as fun?" For example, if I want to practice an instrument, I can not have to worry about driving someone else bonkers by working on the same thing over and over and over again. Or, I can experiment with cooking new things where I know I'll feel less bad if they all turn out to be total fails. Learn new dance moves! Sing loudly in the shower! Marathon the crap out of a show to a degree that were anyone else around, you'd feel embarrassed at being suck a slacker. In other words, you can treat it a bit like a staycation and get dreamy about the greatness of being alone.
you know, maybe I could use this as an opportunity to start taking myself out on dates like I mentioned I would in another thread recently. like, i could explore my own city and pretend to sort of be a tourist over break, maybe see some shows or tourist attractions and museums for cheap or something. and i'll probably find some new shows to binge-watch on Netflix (btw, if you haven't seen it yet, go check out Jessica Jones-- it's *awesome* at talking about abuse and consent and all those things, and it's got a really great plot-line!! haha )