I can go for weeks without seeing anyone but coworkers and T.
I’m pretty boring, really.
Can I help it that I’m not interesting in playing drinking games and getting trashed?
Or that I decided long ago I couldn’t be effed with fake friends and don’t get invited to parties?
I almost wish I had moved to a different city, heck, country, even, so I’d have an excuse not to have much of a social life.
Right now, about the most regular thing on my calendar is weekly pub quiz with a team from work. And you know what – I like it that way.
I like being able to come home, relax, cook, read or blog or do freelance work, before getting to bed at a decent hour.
I like having my odd days off to myself, to sleep in, to run, play guitar, read the news, clean the house, buy fresh produce from the corner shop, bake, take photos. Like Shopaholly writes, even though this doesn’t sound like much, sometimes it feels like there are never enough hours. And I’m not even counting the really boring things, like clipping your nails or scrubbing the oven or making the effort to rub rosehip oil into your pigmented scars.
I like my relatively quiet, peaceful life. This is what relaxes, recharges and fulfils me.
And I’m not going to apologise for it.
I am the exact same way.
I think your life sounds perfect! You are an adult and you are doing what you enjoy- that i show it should be.
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Sounds like me! This weekend my husband is travelling and I am staying home instead of going out with friends. It is the way I like it. In fact I really enjoy staying home, watching TV, blogging, reading, spending time with my boys (a cat and a pug). 🙂 I understand you really well!
Well done! There are worse things than needing time to charge your batteries. I find I’m much happier when I spend 1-2 days a week out, rather than 3 (or 4 or 7, like some of my most extremely extroverted friends). It gets even better as you get more practice — I’ve almost got my friends trained to not take it personally when I sometimes pass on mid-week plans.
We had a wedding the other weekend, so, no kids, like most others there. However, when it came time to move on from the reception, when everyone else was heading out to the clubs, I was quite happy to head home to bed and go to sleep without having to wake 4 times during the night – bliss! I considered going out drinking, but honestly, who wants to deal with not only a hangover, but also a 4 hr car trip and dealing with the kids the next day? Call me a piker, but at least I was feeling healthy the next morning, unlike some 🙂
Oh EE, you are like the NZ version of me! I’ve just come back from a work conference and that literally is the first time I have had to socialise outside of my other half since last year.
Other than that, we really keep to ourselves. I don’t keep in touch with work colleagues outside of work ‘cos I like it that way.
Private and not on Facebook 😉
And you don’t have to apologize for it.
I had a friend once who was unabashed about turning down offers to go out. She just preferred to stay in. I always admired her for being so confident in what she wanted.
While I enjoy going out every now and then, I’d rather stay at home and watch a movie, read a book, or play XBox, lol. Yeah, it’s fun to be with friends, but it’s expensive and I always feel like garbage the next day whether I consume liquor or not. I enjoy going to bed early.
I’m the same way. I would like more friends here in NZ, but not fake ones that are into partying (I’m not). I’m happier doing nothing than trying to play that scene. So yeah, I need to be better and not feeling bad about that!
I go back and forth between that and being super social. But being super social is sooo exausting! I more enjoy those quiet nights in… I just wish that I had someone to share them with.
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Love this post. Nothing like keeping it simple. Love to come home, be with my wife, share stuff with her and play guitar with my buddies on the weekend. Yes the simple pleasures are the best.