They are gone...

[cowboyup]

Brother, SIL, AND THE KIDS just left to go camping in Death Valley. :bigsmile:

I have 3 days of uninterrupted bliss and I am so happy. I am going to just do nothing - yeah, that's right, absolutely nothing! Well, I will watch TV, listen to music, dancing around the house and guess what? I might even dance naked! lol!

I can go to the bathroom in peace, I can take a shower (or not) in peace and quiet. ... I'm like a kid in a candy store.

I was invited to go, but I kindly declined. Besides I do have school. But I really need the few days to just be alone. Death Valley is not going anyplace, but they are going to be in the confines of the campground (so no awesome photoshoots I'd be missing out) - plus camping with a 6 month old? That's kinda crazy...eh, to each their own.

Don't get me wrong, I am not trying to sound like a total B*TCH and yes, I do love everyone, but SIL has been on spring break for the week and I thought that I'd have a little break..but I hadn't and she's been off all week long. She caught me while coming out the bathroom, holding the baby and going, "I need to pump and take a shower" ... then handed over the kids, disappeared til later in the day so it was 'just another day' for me and I was getting really frustrated so despite everyone works full time jobs, I am as well with their kids. So, it's time for me to just veg for a few days, recharge my brain and it's going to be awesome to just do nothing for a few days.

I wish them well on their camping experience with the crying baby. :lol:

So YAY me
:bigsmile::applause:

 

[Nanita]

Good for you, that you are able to have this free time to do what you want! I know the feeling! I usually get a strong need to be alone, when I have been around people for a while, not because I don´t enjoy good company, believe me, I do... I just need alone time as well..

 

[Ithior]

Nice, enjoy your little vacations! I wish I had something like that.
My parents/sister say all the time that I'm always home alone but I don't feel the same way, for two reasons.
First, I spend most of the time alone in my bedroom but there are other people in the house at the same time, so I don't really have much freedom: I can't shower whenever I want, I can't sing because that would be embarrassing, can't play music out loud, etc.
Second, even if there's no one home at some point, I know that someone will arrive in maybe 5 minutes, maybe 2 hours... And that doesn't let me enjoy my time alone as well as I could.

Anyway, I'm glad that you managed to get some alone time for yourself

 

[cowboyup]

Good for you, that you are able to have this free time to do what you want! I know the feeling! I usually get a strong need to be alone, when I have been around people for a while, not because I don´t enjoy good company, believe me, I do... I just need alone time as well..

yes, that's like me as well. It seems that it's been getting worse or more intense as of late and I feel like I just need some uninterrupted time, even if it's just a couple days...it'll make a huge difference, because I was getting really short-tempered. That makes me feel bad when I get that way, but ... well, you know how that goes.

 

[cowboyup]

Nice, enjoy your little vacations! I wish I had something like that.
My parents/sister say all the time that I'm always home alone but I don't feel the same way, for two reasons.
First, I spend most of the time alone in my bedroom but there are other people in the house at the same time, so I don't really have much freedom: I can't shower whenever I want, I can't sing because that would be embarrassing, can't play music out loud, etc.
Second, even if there's no one home at some point, I know that someone will arrive in maybe 5 minutes, maybe 2 hours... And that doesn't let me enjoy my time alone as well as I could.

Anyway, I'm glad that you managed to get some alone time for yourself

Thanks. Normally, since I live with the relatives, my situation is like yours as well, so I can SO relate...no time to yourself even though you're in the bedroom, there's always someone knocking on the door - or worse, just barging in without knocking...so I am going to take advantage of the quiet time, even if it is just a couple days.

 

[razzle dazzle rose]

You deserve this break! Have you tried telling your brother and SIL that you need breaks from time to time as well? How do you think they would handle such a request? It is TOUGH to take care of young children. I hope they value all the help you are giving them. Take care of yourself, and have fun

 

[destructoroflife]

Enjoy, man.

Nothing like spending some quality time with yourself.

Anf if you have money it gets better.


I'd just chill and ask pizza to eat all day. Then I'd be found on the floor dead, with my mouth full of sauce.

 

[Ithior]

Nice, enjoy your little vacations! I wish I had something like that.
My parents/sister say all the time that I'm always home alone but I don't feel the same way, for two reasons.
First, I spend most of the time alone in my bedroom but there are other people in the house at the same time, so I don't really have much freedom: I can't shower whenever I want, I can't sing because that would be embarrassing, can't play music out loud, etc.
Second, even if there's no one home at some point, I know that someone will arrive in maybe 5 minutes, maybe 2 hours... And that doesn't let me enjoy my time alone as well as I could.

Anyway, I'm glad that you managed to get some alone time for yourself

At the time I wrote this post my grandma was living with my aunt. She uses to live here most of the year though. Having her here just reduces my freedom even more since she's always here, which means I'm never by myself anymore, even for just an hour. She should just stay here 3 months a year but my other aunts always find some excuse not to have her at their place so she just stays here most of the year.

It got worse lately though because she's always coming to my room now. And she always asks the same thing: why the phone isn't working. And the problem is always the same: she took the battery off. And the solution is always the same: press the red button. But she asks me almost every day. And she could ask my mum (who's usually next to her in the living room), but she always has to ask me. And it just annoys me a lot because it feels like she's doing it on purpose.