I’m a homebody. I admit it. Every time I come home after an extended stay away, I feel
an incredible sense of relief. I
love the normalcy that comes with my home. I also love the quiet.
Every day, more and more, I’m reminded of just how jarring
it is to be an introvert in an extrovert’s world. The social demands we place on ourselves everyday are
incredible. In fact, I would venture a guess that most of my friends have at
least one social activity per day, a minimum of five days a week. I think we sometimes forget that
everyone- be they extroverted or introverted- needs to recharge when things get
too b usy.
Today, Jason and I drove home after an incredibly fun, but
altogether overwhelmingly busy camping trip. Sammie went off and shut himself in his room, by himself,
for almost two hours. I think he was trying to make a point. We took his cue and caught up on a bad
movie on the PVR. After about an
hour, Jason looked at me and said: “Man, it’s so nice to be doing
nothing.” He couldn’t have been
more right.
Unpacking could wait. Showers could wait. Hell, eating lunch
could wait.
What my quiet little family needed was some serious amounts of silence.
And those two hours did more for my soul than an entire
weekend worth of partying ever could.
This blog is part of the 2012 Summer Blog Challenge (31 posts in 31 days). To follow along with my fellow writers, visit their blogs:
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Cliff at Peer Pressure Works.
Peter at Crazy Wookie Cookies
Tam at Tam I Am
Liam at In The Now
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I totally understand. I get cranky when I am overbooked. Even though it is a "social" event I can't wait to get home, even from a lovely vacation. We are already gone from home the best part of the day for work so quiet home time is precious to us as well.
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