tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36770289.post264217272360439876..comments2024-01-20T20:11:51.589-07:00Comments on Telling Secrets: Reflections on SolitudeMartihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492242951732140223noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36770289.post-52456980925544487922012-01-14T12:13:38.508-07:002012-01-14T12:13:38.508-07:00Ha! I think it's funny that your husband talks...Ha! I think it's funny that your husband talks in his sleep. My husband-to-be, when we are together, tends to do most of the talking but doesn't seem to realize it. But when I'm left alone I talk to =myself= enough that I sometimes don't notice I'm doing it in public, too...<br /><br />Re: TV drama - yes. I have a netflix account!Martihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04492242951732140223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36770289.post-63004617061226755012012-01-10T12:29:11.184-07:002012-01-10T12:29:11.184-07:00I lived along for the first time for a season befo...I lived along for the first time for a season before I got married, it was only 7 or 8 weeks, but it was really weird. I was very isolated becasue of my geographical location. Although I was alone, I wasn't sad and alone. Looking back now I am so greateful for that time of solitude, I did marry and my lovely husband is a talker(he sleep talks too)...we lived in 'community' and shared accomodation for alomst 2 years also. I pray that your time alone will be rich and help you prepare for the new life you will be embarking on, full of young people, a husband and all the other people that will come into your life through them. In the meantime I suggest a good TV drama with characters that re-occur each episode. The TV sitcomdrama - genius invention!California Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10940871246632649987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36770289.post-20595979478335263402012-01-05T17:30:22.656-07:002012-01-05T17:30:22.656-07:00i can see we are opposites. i could not convince m...i can see we are opposites. i could not convince myself to go to knitting last night because it was cold and rainy and i was not feeling so great... then today i got in a conversation with a weird stranger on the bus and realized i had not spoken to another person since sunday and that was probably why i was willing to talk to weird person on bus. but i actually am lonely, just not motivated to do anything about it.Megan Noelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11855509464903187806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36770289.post-52428287916698325032012-01-05T13:54:54.963-07:002012-01-05T13:54:54.963-07:00Thanks, Linda! Having a few weeks with you guys on...Thanks, Linda! Having a few weeks with you guys on arriving was a huge blessing; I didn't know how living alone would go, really. It =is= an experiment for me! And who knows, I might miss it when it's over. But it's good to try this out. <br /><br />Thanks for the info on the study!Martihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04492242951732140223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36770289.post-70309493483025064172012-01-05T09:33:48.705-07:002012-01-05T09:33:48.705-07:00Hey Marti, Man we are so sorry to have left you t...Hey Marti, Man we are so sorry to have left you there by yourself. <br />We are thankful to God though that you were available and willing to take on this task of living alone for awhile. We appreciate you so very much!<br /> I will send you the starting date of the ladies Bible study on Tuesdays and encourage you to go. They are great gals and it should be a very good study. Linda :DL. Grimaudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09866663890192416760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36770289.post-73386670428756127772012-01-04T22:28:13.663-07:002012-01-04T22:28:13.663-07:00Greg, I will look for your post!
Megan, since I ...Greg, I will look for your post! <br /><br />Megan, since I don't really like to do arts and crafts, it might not count as something in common... but you make a good point, it's hard to connect without such commonalities. Linda did introduce me to a family I have a lot in common with, but it was right before she left town, so it's a little awkward to presume on the slim connection. May try to do so anyway!Martihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04492242951732140223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36770289.post-49311872541845392772012-01-04T19:34:06.024-07:002012-01-04T19:34:06.024-07:00mom and i were talking about this and the only way...mom and i were talking about this and the only way we've found to meet people (besides church) is through art / crafts. because it's hard to just connect with someone if you don't go into it with something in common. though you may well have better social skills than i have. i have met some nice women at the knitting club i am currently skipping. (not very intimate relationships, i don't even know any of their last names but it is a start.) it's too bad you never DID take up knitting or spinning! a reading group would be another idea. i'll join one of those someday...Megan Noelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11855509464903187806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36770289.post-67952537581121970512012-01-04T17:28:27.529-07:002012-01-04T17:28:27.529-07:00Thanks Marti. I am home alone this week after a no...Thanks Marti. I am home alone this week after a noisy holiday with family. (Nancy is in Seattle.) I think I will attempt to follow your lead and write a blog on this topic from my perspective.Greg Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506292447602719069noreply@blogger.com