Oh CNN you tried but you failed
I spent most of my time off Facebook today because I knew it would be a struggle today, while we had a great day yesterday and I was coming out of my Friday Flail (yeah I like that better than meltdown) today it was cold, gray, rainy and therefore just miserable.
It didn't start that way at all, in fact, it started out gloriously, Mr.Padawan got up with the kids and they stayed quiet. I woke up and then spent an extra 10-15 minutes just relishing being in bed alone and it was all quiet because they thought I was still asleep. BEST PRESENT EVER! The kids made waffles under the supervision of Mr. Padawan, so there were more chocolate chips in those waffles than there should have been but, whatevs I realized that this was not a battle I had to control.
I did get out for my walk, it was cold and rainy and if I didn't have wet feet I would have stayed out longer. I did end up cruising Facebook and found that Gretchen Rubin had shared CNN's article "The introvert's guide to social distancing" this was my comment on her post:
If you live with other introverts that will probably be fine, you can retreat to your own corners of your home and probably get along just fine. Even if you live with extroverts, you could be fine, provided that those extroverts are old enough and mature enough to respect the fact that you need to be alone and it has absolutely nothing to do with them.
For me, the biggest problem is that my kids are young and while I do explain the situation to them they are not quite old enough to grasp the concept, which is admittedly pretty tough for some adults to grasp.
I cannot say this enough Mr. Padawan is a great partner and he is doing his best to support me as I am doing my best to support him. However, the circumstances, in general, make it difficult, but by adding in our two little Padawans it makes it even more challenging but I know we will get through it. I just have really rough days occasionally which is normal, I just have to fight through the bad.
It didn't start that way at all, in fact, it started out gloriously, Mr.Padawan got up with the kids and they stayed quiet. I woke up and then spent an extra 10-15 minutes just relishing being in bed alone and it was all quiet because they thought I was still asleep. BEST PRESENT EVER! The kids made waffles under the supervision of Mr. Padawan, so there were more chocolate chips in those waffles than there should have been but, whatevs I realized that this was not a battle I had to control.
I did get out for my walk, it was cold and rainy and if I didn't have wet feet I would have stayed out longer. I did end up cruising Facebook and found that Gretchen Rubin had shared CNN's article "The introvert's guide to social distancing" this was my comment on her post:
Seriously, was the CNN article written by an extrovert pretending to be an introvert? I have found so many people not even think about the fact that yes we are all stuck at home and while that is fantastic on one hand for introverts, yeah I don't have to worry about social engagements. However, that also means that other people don't get out either, so when do we get our alone time?
I thought they were on a good track when they had this to say "While social distancing sounds like an introvert's dream, the context in which it's happening can still make the solo hours stressful rather than therapeutic." Because the thing is I have no solo hours, my home was my fortress of solitude, but now as an introvert I am (lovingly) trapped with my husband, and my 7 & 9 year old. I am always on, I am Mom, I am teacher/proctor, and I am trying to still run my business since I work out of my home. I quickly came to realize that this is not dream, this has the potential to be a nightmare. I am getting support from my husband but it is hard for the kids to understand that I need to be alone, but they are trying. Depending on your circumstances, this situation can be a worse nightmare for an introvert than for an extrovert. I do count my blessings that I am able to get outside and take a walk (alone), I shudder to think what would happen if I couldn't do that.
If you live with other introverts that will probably be fine, you can retreat to your own corners of your home and probably get along just fine. Even if you live with extroverts, you could be fine, provided that those extroverts are old enough and mature enough to respect the fact that you need to be alone and it has absolutely nothing to do with them.
For me, the biggest problem is that my kids are young and while I do explain the situation to them they are not quite old enough to grasp the concept, which is admittedly pretty tough for some adults to grasp.
I cannot say this enough Mr. Padawan is a great partner and he is doing his best to support me as I am doing my best to support him. However, the circumstances, in general, make it difficult, but by adding in our two little Padawans it makes it even more challenging but I know we will get through it. I just have really rough days occasionally which is normal, I just have to fight through the bad.
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