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Do you Give Yourself Enough Alone Time?

Tue, 03/27/2007 - 2:45pm by DearSugar
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Juggling work, friends, boyfriends, family, kids and your laundry list of errands can oftentimes leave you with almost no time for yourself. I can't even remember the last time I had a true "me day" to enjoy my apartment, my bathtub, and most of all, silence.

Some people confuse solitude with feelings of loneliness while others crave a break from the monotony and appreciate the time to self reflect and evaluate their goals and accomplishments. So what do you think? Do you give yourself enough "alone time" even if it's just to cozy up on the couch with a good book and a glass of wine? Or is your schedule booked solid?

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  • KWM's picture
    KWM
    1

    I love my alone time! I never feel lonely, just relived that I get to do whatever I want. My huband travels a lot for work, so I am usually alone at least one night a week and I don't mind it, in fact I really like it.

    1 year 23 weeks ago Report Comment
  • andaman's picture
    andaman
    2

    Man I spend a lot of my time actually alone. And I love it. I'm flexible but I also won't spend time with b*tchy people. Waste of my time and my life !

    1 year 23 weeks ago Report Comment
  • jahnut's picture
    jahnut
    3

    I certainly crave my alone time but I never get any. I live in a tiny student flat with six other people and my boyfriend lives with me in my room that's so small we're always tripping over each other. Alone time is much cherished when it comes.

    1 year 23 weeks ago Report Comment
  • lecky1217's picture
    lecky1217
    4

    i love my alone time but since i just started a new job, i won't have that much more of it and i hate it!
    i've always loved my alone time, i usu. write in my journal, sleep (lol!), watch tv, read, do my nails..just have some alone time. i love it!

    1 year 23 weeks ago Report Comment
  • Luxury Diva's picture
    Luxury Diva
    5

    I hardly ever get alone time!! My kids have my attention most of the time. I NEED alone time!!!! A good book would be wonderful!!!!

    1 year 23 weeks ago Report Comment
  • designergirl's picture
    designergirl
    6

    I love my alone time... I try to ensure that I always get it by waking up at least 30 minutes before my boyfriend but it doesn't always work out.

    A whole day; now that's a luxury I rarely get.

    1 year 23 weeks ago Report Comment
  • popgoestheworld's picture
    popgoestheworld
    7

    I work at home alone, but being alone and working isn't as fun as being at home and just having the whole day to myself. I love not having to answer to anyone else's schedule!!

    1 year 23 weeks ago Report Comment
  • popgoestheworld's picture
    popgoestheworld
    8

    I work at home alone, but being alone and working isn't as fun as being at home and just having the whole day to myself. I love not having to answer to anyone else's schedule!!

    1 year 23 weeks ago Report Comment
  • katie225's picture
    katie225
    9

    it's not that i'm a "social butterfly," but i feel strange when i don't have something to do that's due tomorrow. i hate just having time without something to do. i love keeping busy!

    1 year 23 weeks ago Report Comment
  • lickety split's picture
    lickety split
    10

    let’s just say that circumstances being what they are (and have been for the past 6 years) solitary confinement sounds REALLY wonderful.

    1 year 23 weeks ago Report Comment
  • grl in the world's picture
    grl in the world
    11

    I definitely get a lot of alone time! My boyfriend is off at work all day and I don't have children yet, so I'm usually alone at home most of the day. Luckily I'm an introvert and enjoy spending time alone reading, watching movies, looking after my pets, & surfing the net.

    1 year 23 weeks ago Report Comment
  • DearSugar's picture
    DearSugar
    12

    I love alone time too! Although I enjoy being social, there is nothing like QT time by myself. I schedule at least one night a week at home, alone, doing whatever it is I want to do, and it is my favorite night of the week, by far!

    1 year 23 weeks ago Report Comment
  • Marci's picture
    Marci
    13

    I embrace any time I get to myself because I don't get much of it. When I have alone time, I don't even answer the phone because it's ME time.

    1 year 23 weeks ago Report Comment
  • retail_therapy's picture
    retail_therapy
    14

    my alone time is usually spent reading and exercising.
    I should exercise MORE though.
    or i just hand ard at home and play with my dog.

    1 year 23 weeks ago Report Comment
  • blogsap's picture
    blogsap
    15

    i'm no statitition but... is there a trend? i love alone time too. I like having the option to be social or reclusive.

    1 year 23 weeks ago Report Comment
  • Jinx's picture
    Jinx
    16

    I CRAVE alone time like your second option, but I don't have a standing date. Sad I wish I did, I'm an awesome date! lol

    ------------------------------------------------------
    "If men could only know each other, they would neither idolize nor hate" Elbert Hubbard

    1 year 23 weeks ago Report Comment
  • partysugar's picture
    partysugar
    17

    If I don't get enough alone time I turn into a cranky b*tch. I lived alone in college and LOVED it.

    1 year 23 weeks ago Report Comment
  • andaman's picture
    andaman
    18

    Yep, i definately turn into someone not very nice if i don't get my personal space Smiling I like to do my own things..My partner hates wasting time so we compliment each other. When he sees me wasting time like reading stupid magazines, he tells me off Smiling He encourages me to be productive when I'm alone which is cool with me.

    1 year 23 weeks ago Report Comment
  • katie225's picture
    katie225
    19

    well, i'm very alone when i do a lot of the things i have to do, but i don't consider it "alone time". i like the quietness of my thoughts when i'm swimming laps, though. so i guess that counts.

    1 year 23 weeks ago Report Comment
  • lickety split's picture
    lickety split
    20

    thinking about this topic inspired me to take a bubble bath in the middle of the day today Smiling and read a book just for pleasure (how to be lost), rather than do laundry and clean while everyone was out of the house. it was wonderful and i'm doing it more often!!!

    1 year 23 weeks ago Report Comment
  • DearSugar's picture
    DearSugar
    21

    I am glad you treated yourself today Lickety Split-- your day sounds wonderful!

    1 year 23 weeks ago Report Comment
  • kendalheart's picture
    kendalheart
    22

    I have to spend time alone, otherwise people wouldnt want to be around me!

    1 year 22 weeks ago Report Comment

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