tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2463633428173967234.post4094262797571007526..comments2024-03-15T15:41:21.785-05:00Comments on Midlife Roadtripper: Queen For A Day? Can I Do It Alone?Midlife Roadtripperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06700277803842883251noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2463633428173967234.post-82226189172106982852009-06-06T20:48:38.478-05:002009-06-06T20:48:38.478-05:00Totally, totally get it! (And agree.)Totally, totally get it! (And agree.)Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115002505324651653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2463633428173967234.post-54678521501015894452009-06-05T01:04:08.480-05:002009-06-05T01:04:08.480-05:00Fun post. I feel a kinship with you. And I also ...Fun post. I feel a kinship with you. And I also have one of those wonderful Queen awards. I get all tingly every time I see the sparkly crown.Pyzahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13629594885566073764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2463633428173967234.post-36670294298930858192009-06-03T00:33:52.677-05:002009-06-03T00:33:52.677-05:00When my husband was laid off 10 years ago, there w...When my husband was laid off 10 years ago, there was WAY too much togetherness. I finally decided to take Saturday mornings for myself, just to go shopping, sit at the library, go to a movie, do something for me. We all need our alone time, for sure!Bear Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14062085082202834449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2463633428173967234.post-67008017812945231322009-06-02T10:35:38.010-05:002009-06-02T10:35:38.010-05:00Hi there! What a fun post; I loved it. I definit...Hi there! What a fun post; I loved it. I definitely understand where you're coming from here. One can go crazy without any blocks of time to ruminate and process and settle into one's self. I can, anyway. It's taken me a full two years of my husband working at home to get used to hime being here every day. Ack. <br /><br />I kind of get the thing about needing work, too. My hubby's job dried up with the stock market last year. I've been basically a free lancer for a long time. Still doing that, but with more of a need to make real money. <br /><br />Thanks for visiting my blog this week. Lovely site you have.sallymandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15832828827048897372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2463633428173967234.post-10458481210839871232009-06-01T23:27:50.744-05:002009-06-01T23:27:50.744-05:00Odd facts: In definite agreement with the introver...Odd facts: In definite agreement with the introvert mode. Never thought I would be like that, but I am. Thanks for visiting.Midlife Roadtripperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700277803842883251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2463633428173967234.post-63560901696513668762009-06-01T23:26:34.597-05:002009-06-01T23:26:34.597-05:00Pamela: Sixth sense? Radar? Indeed. I remember hav...Pamela: Sixth sense? Radar? Indeed. I remember having my child go to day care on one of my days off too. Sometimes we just need things like that.<br /><br />Hit 40: I guess you are all smarter than me. I just assumed alone was alone. Will prepare better next time.<br /><br />BrightenedBoy - Refreshing indeed!<br /><br />Fragrant Liar - How true - we always seem to want what we don't have. Take off the glasses I guess.<br /><br />MAWB: Welcome!I thought we had a tad in common when I read your blog.<br /><br />Deb: Yes, the longing for what is missing. Hopefully it will make it that much sweeter when it arrives - or make it not seem like a big deal and long for something else. Ha!<br /><br />TTTC - Thanks. Hug appreciated.Midlife Roadtripperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700277803842883251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2463633428173967234.post-80050434016486620522009-06-01T23:19:36.156-05:002009-06-01T23:19:36.156-05:00Shawna: I just read your blog. I'm now traveling v...Shawna: I just read your blog. I'm now traveling vicariously with you.<br /><br />Margaret: Anybody looking would become scared to death at my naked body, but I'll watch for the window guy.<br /><br />Pam: I think more than just our husbands would make that remark. <br /><br />WWIAW: Never feel quilty for time alone, but I know what you mean. I'm learning -- and yearning.Midlife Roadtripperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700277803842883251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2463633428173967234.post-72320365096157670222009-06-01T12:35:36.509-05:002009-06-01T12:35:36.509-05:00This is totally random, but the solitude reminded ...This is totally random, but the solitude reminded of what I my friend said. Extroverts get their energy to be alone by being with other people. Introverts get their energy to be with other people by being alone. I'd never heard it put that way before.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2463633428173967234.post-62644046761777195452009-06-01T10:07:04.720-05:002009-06-01T10:07:04.720-05:00Oh, I am sorry it has been so crazy over your way,...Oh, I am sorry it has been so crazy over your way, truly. It was sort of a strange time when my kids began to graduate from college, and the house sort of emptied from what we had always been as a family. <br /><br />I also really like solitude especially when i am exhausted, and boy do I get the phone, the garbage, and so on not leaving me alone when I am dying for some sleep and quiet!<br /><br />You guys are in transition and it will get better! It will! Things will iron out and you will refind your groove! Sending you a hug!<br /><br />xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2463633428173967234.post-24394201282053856852009-05-31T19:51:20.523-05:002009-05-31T19:51:20.523-05:00I'm amazed that you persisted in your attempts...I'm amazed that you persisted in your attempts to rest! I would have given up after the first interruption. I think it's all about balance - too much of one thing sends us longing for what's missing.Deb Shuckahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439395710731341021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2463633428173967234.post-4873303854643036792009-05-31T13:05:12.511-05:002009-05-31T13:05:12.511-05:00I'm so glad you stopped by my blog because now I c...I'm so glad you stopped by my blog because now I can visit you and feel I have a kindred spirit! I too have a son in college and care for an aging parent.... loved this post and can totally relate!LoisWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11390488203074128081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2463633428173967234.post-37092918495070963392009-05-31T12:43:32.881-05:002009-05-31T12:43:32.881-05:00Take my advice on running around in your house nak...Take my advice on running around in your house naked -- close your blinds. I mean, I just heard this somewhere. <br /><br />I love my alone time. I don't get enough of it, but then I never have and you'd think I would be used to it. And I have no doubt that if it was too quiet, I'd go bonkers. I always want what I don't have, don't I?Fragrant Liarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452052210826471034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2463633428173967234.post-73621383950724685662009-05-31T12:23:29.363-05:002009-05-31T12:23:29.363-05:00I like my alone time, too, but after a while, as y...I like my alone time, too, but after a while, as you said, it's not good for the soul.<br /><br />Every now and again, though, it can be so refreshing.BrightenedBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04140255969796496082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2463633428173967234.post-11572023205754072532009-05-31T10:31:08.853-05:002009-05-31T10:31:08.853-05:00I agree with unplug the phone. I turn the ringers...I agree with unplug the phone. I turn the ringers off and the volume off on the answering machine. <br /><br />I use the house phone for unimportant people. My cell is for tight friends and family.<br /><br />LOL about your hubby. Your a good sport!!!!Hit 40https://www.blogger.com/profile/18043350255090631652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2463633428173967234.post-32788782164333268892009-05-30T17:20:16.932-05:002009-05-30T17:20:16.932-05:00I understand this feeling completely. And why is i...I understand this feeling completely. And why is it that when you have the whole day, someone gets sick or a husband comes home? They seem to have a sixth sense, a radar, and they think, "She has extra time and I can have it!" <br /><br />I admit I left my daughter in day care when I had a day off, so I could breathe. It was guilty breathing, but breathing nonetheless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2463633428173967234.post-33755484457207769432009-05-30T16:46:02.931-05:002009-05-30T16:46:02.931-05:00I get this. And lucky for me, lately I've been ge...I get this. And lucky for me, lately I've been getting my time alone, too. Feel a little guilty, really, 'cause my husband works full-time and I'm only two days a week. I should make it known how much I appreciate this.<br /><br />Glad you got your...half day, anyway.Woman in a Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14747858840088922077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2463633428173967234.post-80270521260693881362009-05-30T15:29:54.705-05:002009-05-30T15:29:54.705-05:00Hope you enjoy your Queenly status. I so get the ...Hope you enjoy your Queenly status. I so get the need for time alone. I need to have SOME quiet time each and every day. I loved your comment at 10:15am. Can I just say - my husband would say the exact same thing. LOL!Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04589606390781637262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2463633428173967234.post-3073029646722768252009-05-30T14:59:48.120-05:002009-05-30T14:59:48.120-05:00Just make sure when you do your naked run that the...Just make sure when you do your naked run that the window cleaner isn't due. LOL. <br /><br />I totally understand your post completely.<br /><br />MargaretMargaret's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11736694208684946814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2463633428173967234.post-7032415223845904462009-05-30T12:35:46.514-05:002009-05-30T12:35:46.514-05:00Ayayay! Unplug the telephone and buy yourself a ni...Ayayay! Unplug the telephone and buy yourself a nice pair of noise-eliminating headphones! It sounds like a little you-time is much needed after all that chaos.<br /><br />Best.Shawnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09067038700631224709noreply@blogger.com