It has recently come to my attention that I harbor crazy single person ritualistic tendencies. I have never noticed them before.
Do you believe me? Because this is real talk. I did not notice them until like, last week.
Por ejemplo: my boyfriend walks me home (doesn’t that sound nice?) and it’s bed time. A healthy person would go upstairs, brush her teeth, take off her makeup and crawl into bed.
I, on the other hand, get a diet coke, find my laptop, Facebook for a solid 15 minutes so I can gossip with myself, see if any of my shows have new episodes posted, watch one if so, shower and then do a full blow out so my hair doesn’t look crazy when I wake up, then stew, wonder or worry about something for a while until I’m tired enough to go to sleep.
Then I brush my teeth, take off my makeup and crawl into bed.
I’m telling you. Crazy single person ritualistic tendencies.
The only explanation I have for them is that I’m used to doing my thing on my own, and just because I have a life doesn't mean I'm willing to completely cut out my hanging out with myself time.
Reminds me of the time when...
Rachel: Well, I can’t go with him on Sunday! I have plans on Sunday.
Monica: What plans?
Rachel: I’m going to dinner.
Monica: Who with?
Rachel: Myself. I can’t go off and do something with someone else when I already have plans with myself.
Monica: So, you’re saying that you can’t go out with the nice man because if you do, you would be CHEATING on yourself?
Rachel: Well sure, if you want to make me sound CRAZY.
Will you please now be a pal and confess that you also have some crazy?
5 comments:
you time ...or "me time" lol ...is VERY IMPORTANT! I'm definitely crazy in other ways in addition to needing me time.
Hi Holly -- it's Angie Stevens. You posted a link to your blog on Facebook once and I've been reading it ever since. Quite entertaining! Thanks for brightening my work days. This post made me want to break my creepy blog-stalker silence and post a comment. Here's my own CSPRT:
Every Friday I used to get take-out sushi from my favorite place and eat it very slowly while watching last night's Grey's Anatomy on my laptop. Oh, how I miss those Fridays! (And the expendable sushi income).
Have a delightful day full of observations for me to read on Monday!
1. I've mentally divided the dishwasher up into sections and load it the same way every time.
2. I have a specific way of loading my pants into the dryer to avoid them twisting up like a tornado. This is so I don't have to iron them.
3. I pretty much wash the dishes twice. Once in the sink to get the food off (granted this is without soap), and again when they go through the dishwasher.
I could go on ...
Oh how true this is! Just want to say these thing come FLYING out of the woodwork once you get married. Just found out yesterday that I am not all that social in the morning. I am a huge believer in having your alone time...it is a necessity.
Gotta love quirks! And like Marissa, I can attest to the fact that they come out even more magnified when you're not single. I had some pretty crazy single person quirks, but my husband is the worst. He's like Nathan with the laundry thing and I'm like Marissa with the morning thing. Congrats on the boyfriend!
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