Alone Time

Alone time is a necessity in my life and I don't think everyone understands that or its importance.  I need to be able to just be by myself for a chunk of time every day...like completely by myself.  It's not that I'm sad or angry or anything, I just need it as a sort of recharge or even reset for myself.  If I can be the first one home for fifteen to twenty minutes, I'm usually good for the rest of the day.  If I'm not the first one home, I usually have to lock myself in my room for about an hour.  In my old apartments, I would have to go sit in my car as I shared a room with someone.  I still do that on occasion if I really need to get away from everything, but now I usually end up going for a drive so I don't look like some crazy person sitting in the parking lot.  Don't get me wrong, I like to be around people, just not all of the time.  You could be my best friend and have tons of fun with me and talk the whole time, but eventually I will get cranky...just give me fifteen minutes to myself and all will be well.  Sundays are hard.  I love my ward and the people around me, but I feel as though I am in meetings non-stop and then there are small social gatherings and ward prayer and then game night, a lot of times I have to pick and choose what I go to so I don't burn out.

I'm glad my current roommates understand my "me time", others used to be so worried when I excused myself from the group for a period of time.  If my door is open, feel free to chat.  If the door is closed, try again later :)