tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218631214688838128.post4823973545371542009..comments2023-11-03T03:27:33.205-04:00Comments on Create Beauty Daily: Favorite {Photo} Friday--SolitaryCameronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18261631036924864088noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218631214688838128.post-49511724272440712602010-09-01T23:07:10.962-04:002010-09-01T23:07:10.962-04:00Hi! I just found your blog, and love it, your wor...Hi! I just found your blog, and love it, your words, your pictures - your art! This especially I had to comment on - a big OMG me too moment! This was quite a few years ago now, as my daughter was about 5 or 6 (and she's 28 now) ... we had gone to some sort of adults and kids party ... and about the time I had enough of the people, I realized - she's running around with the kids having a wonderful time! Meh. So I retreated into a room that had a bookshelf and started reading. WELL! My friend's father came in and did to me just about what the guy tried to do to you in the hammock! I had always loved the guy - I mean, I still do! - but until that moment, I had hero worship. He killed it for me (especially when nothing worked so he started on the "gee you're a bad mother" simply because I was reading a book !!! No, no other mother was involved in there kids playing.) Since Google refuses to allow me to sign in! Jeannee, edisonmyndiecoco@yahoo.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218631214688838128.post-54638422444694860712009-08-28T14:25:58.921-04:002009-08-28T14:25:58.921-04:00miss you.
like you just as you- anyone who does n...miss you.<br /><br />like you just as you- anyone who does not is very not worth it.<br /><br />and just for giggles:<br /><br />i will never ever catch up.Aimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12483546709402843818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218631214688838128.post-25954444572512754482009-08-27T12:35:23.272-04:002009-08-27T12:35:23.272-04:00you totally fill me up!you totally fill me up!jenwcomhttp://tinyurl.com/sparkleshinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218631214688838128.post-54954928031034854032009-08-26T20:38:29.673-04:002009-08-26T20:38:29.673-04:00Lovely picture. Lone boats are great. 'lone t...Lovely picture. Lone boats are great. 'lone time is great too.Katiehttp://www.oliverifairy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218631214688838128.post-62341548817173567382009-08-25T18:38:17.754-04:002009-08-25T18:38:17.754-04:00Oh see what happens when I step away from the comp...Oh see what happens when I step away from the computer. I miss this kick-ass post:) I SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO know what you mean. I have been always been confused by my love of people, but how I need my alone time to renergize!!! I am so a introvert. So, good to know someone else is like me!!!! See that is why we are friends:)cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17156366958107705666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218631214688838128.post-27000667926682462272009-08-24T22:41:42.936-04:002009-08-24T22:41:42.936-04:00My family lives 150 miles away, and I LOVE being w...My family lives 150 miles away, and I LOVE being with them, yet I almost never go for more than just one day, because all the togetherness is totally exhausting. <br />When I do go for an overnight visit with them, I do take a few extra minutes to be alone when in the bathroom :) and another thing I have done that gives GLORIOUS freedom is to be the one who volunteers to run out to the store to grab whatever we're out of. Ahh..to get into your car alone and sing with the radio with NO ONE else there to drain your energy away... It usually restores me so that I am happy to continue the party when I get back to the others.Introverthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13009820950285402371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218631214688838128.post-21680907034344330972009-08-24T01:24:58.333-04:002009-08-24T01:24:58.333-04:00I don't know if I am an introvert or extrovert...I don't know if I am an introvert or extrovert. I think I swing wildly from one to the other at times. And having kids has brought me more towards needing quiet (because I get none....even in the freaking bathroom!). I just know that I relate to this post and I wanted to cream that guy. <br />Some people seem to have this very deeply ingrained need to do what they think is taking care of the social workings of a party....they think they are being kind, but often they are just being a pain in the ass. If he were going up and talking to the foreign exchange student or the mentally ill grandmother, well, that would be kind, but bothering someone just trying to take it easy and catch some quiet time is just not that great. I have totally experienced this before. Here is what I have said that seemed to work: (With a big smile) "I am just totally LOVING the solitude out here. I just don't get enough quiet, solitary, peacefulness in my life!". Usually the obnoxious dude gets the hint and says, "Oh, well I am just going to leave you to enjoy [the view, the evening, the sunset, the hammock]". And he usually says it like he personally gave it to you.<br />I'm getting irritated all over again!Ingrid Parmeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06750986890691646842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218631214688838128.post-91690965644161530712009-08-22T07:56:37.196-04:002009-08-22T07:56:37.196-04:00before we got married in the Episcopal church &quo...before we got married in the Episcopal church "they" (after 18 years we are still trying to figure out who that "they" was) made us go to a personality testing session within the church... It was surprising to both of us to find out that we were both introverts... That was great information to have over the years... Larry and I are very good at giving each other space BUT it's the rest of the people in our lives that don't always get it. Papa is obviously NOT an introvert. Neither is my son Jonathan... At night after the kids are asleep - no matter how tired I am - i will always sacrifice getting an extra hour of sleep for an hour of complete solitude... Otherwise I will be crabby and useless the next day. I once made the mistake of telling a girlfriend about my precious hour of aloneness and she decided that that would be the perfect time to call me at night!!!!! ARGGGGHHHH! <br />miss you Cameron.<br />AAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218631214688838128.post-86125967444762120092009-08-22T06:19:24.683-04:002009-08-22T06:19:24.683-04:00Cameron, I really enjoyed reading this. Even being...Cameron, I really enjoyed reading this. Even being<br />the extrovert I am I need alone time to recharge!<br />My husband gets that too!!! And people like the<br />one you are describing at the party creep me out and<br />in a sense suffocate me. Thanks for sharing, as <br />even myself can totally appreciate.Zannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04142442832782835525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218631214688838128.post-41898729815005122822009-08-22T03:16:15.901-04:002009-08-22T03:16:15.901-04:00Josh, VERY good points! I can sort of sense other...Josh, VERY good points! I can sort of sense other introverts because they don't drain my energy nearly as quickly as extroverts do!<br /><br />I also appreciate your point about how extroverts can take "I'm tired." I hadn't thought about the "phraseology" of this and it will be good for me to keep in mind for the future!<br /><br />And I can't TELL you the time I've spent in the bathroom! I also have a weird thing (perhaps from growing up in a house with only one bathroom/toilet) about not monopolizing the bathroom, but whenever possible I've made use of the bathroom for a few extra private moments to recharge!! So glad I'm not the only one!! :)Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18261631036924864088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218631214688838128.post-48369290367947180542009-08-22T03:01:54.144-04:002009-08-22T03:01:54.144-04:00As a fellow introvert I really understand where yo...As a fellow introvert I really understand where you're coming from. One thing I've noticed is that other introverts aren't usually draining for me to be around, even if there are several of them. On the other hand, a single extrovert can suck the life out of me quite quickly.<br /><br />I think the problem with saying "I'm tired" to an extrovert is that their immediate reaction is "well, you should come join the party and recharge!". Although that's nonsensical to us, "I just need some time by myself" sounds the same to them. Sometimes I think being clear with your boundaries and needs is the best thing to do in that kind of situation, though. Even if they'll think you're weird or crazy, most people will actually respect your wishes if you simply tell them that you need to be by yourself for a while.<br /><br />This is a little weird, but one emergency coping mechanism I've found in the kind of situation you're describing is taking a long time in the bathroom. I don't mean hours, just 5 or 10 minutes. It's nice because you know that no one is going join you in there and you can turn the fan on so it feels very private. Odd? Yes. Necessary? Sometimes.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10464188894736175867noreply@blogger.com