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Yeah, I used to do a toned-down version of this as well. Usually just "How was your day?" "Fine." "Anything in particular?" "The usual." The idea being: I just got home, leave me alone for 20 minutes to wind down. I don't want to talk now, and if I do, then I'll start the conversation myself.   Although I still kinda do that. The reverse as well: if I'm not interested, I'll tune out, and chances are that it's going to be highly visible that I'm not paying attention.    I blame it on my autism spectrum disorder, though. 😇         On another note: yikes, I've been neglecting my own thread! 😱 It's not like I haven't been present, I've posted in the Weight loss PVP, and in the DailyDare threads. I just never got around to actually posting in this thread...   Maybe I need to make more posts, but shorter ones? That way I get to post what I want to talk about, without it being one big time-consuming write-up that eventually gets postponed??? 🤔

Hasn't happened yet! It's for this Saturday.

It was. I still need more sleep, but I feel a lot less stressed.     We call it "alone-time". We've unintentionally developed a rule through the years that if one of us asks for alone-time, they immediately get it, no questions asked.  And to be able to go off and have that solitude and know that it won't be taken as a negative, or misunderstood, is something I am grateful for. Any introvert who needs this in their life, deserves to have it.  

Sending you a Care Bear Stare!!  

The imposter syndrome is strong right now. I think it's mostly work related, but it seems to be draining the energy I could have used to drive to the gym the last two days. Yuck.

2024 - Year of Progression Word of the Year: Consistency  Sleep: 10 Hrs Water: 1/4   Meals:  7:30am - Coffee 11:30am - Coffee, yogurt parfait 3:30pm - Coffee, sandwich 6:00pm - Diet Soda, chicken, pasta, veggies, cookies 8:30pm - Protein Cookie   Fitness: Rest Day   Language: 0 Portuguese Lesson 0 Spanish Lesson 0 Japanese Lesson   Reading: 0 min   Meditation: 5 Min   Notes: What a day, roughest one in a while. Mrs. ReturnOfTheDad found a lump last week. We got it checked out today with a mammogram and ultrasound. Doctor thinks it’s cancer. Have a biopsy scheduled tomorrow to find out more. Should have the results by next week. Just going to try and be there for her as much as I can and stay in the moment. The future is too much to think about right now.

It's definitely an option. I just need to commit to actually doing it then sticking with it. Which is where I seem to be extra struggling. I have a YouTube playlist of exactly that. 

Should last through the weekend, I think.  It's due to get hot again next week though.  How was lunch?

Come to think of it, I did this exact thing to my parents when I was about that age. Huh. It's a phase. It'll pass.

I really admire that you and H are able to be solitary with each other like that. I can see myself needing something like time away but I wouldn't know how to ask for it or even to trust that I could. That's really cool to me and something to strive for.