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    All by Myself

    He who takes up most of my time has been on a golfing jolly in Spain since Sunday. I imagined I'd loaf around a lot but I haven't stopped! Been out to coffee, out to dinner, entertained here, shopping by myself, no T.V., eaten what I fancy when I fancy it. It's been great. He comes home tonight and I'm secretly glad for now, but the thought of all that washing and ironing....
    Do you like your own company?
    Women are like tea bags; you never know how strong they are until they are put in hot water.
    Eleanor Roosevelt.
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    When Brian is in hospital and that's often the first few days are ok I blitz the house do everything that needs doing buy what I want to eat and have the TV remote to myself ,pure bliss then I get lonely and bored and I cant sleep at all without him in the bed plus I miss my breakfast being made when I get up
    Im not fat just 6ft too small
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      #3
      No I really don't. I find it difficult to be apart from him. Husband works shifts and he always tries to make sure he swaps his lates for earlies. We worked together in the business for sixteen years, together almost all of the time and when we had to work apart we were in the phone constantly (well he was worse than me actually). Even now we do everything together. Most of our friends moved out of their big houses when we did and dispersed themselves across the South East and in a couple of cases much further away, so we have only a handful of friends living locally and a lot of them are still working so it is often difficult to get together.

      When he is working a late shift I keep the door locked and try really hard to stay awake but unfortunately I rarely succeed!! So he comes in full of end of day stories and I am half asleep.....

      I keep the TV on low when I am in the house just for some background sound especially when it is dark.
      If you want to go fast go alone, if you want to go far go together
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        #4
        It's not very often I get much time without hubby, since he retired. When he was working, he worked 3 shifts,and I loved having the house to myself for 8 hours, but always looked forward to him coming home.
        Sometimes I forget to like posts,but that doesn't mean I don't like them.
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          #5
          Half and half really,don't think I could be on my own all the time.But do enjoy my own company sometimes.Husband has to have either the TV or radio on nearly all the time,he likes to keep up with events on the news.I prefer absolute hush.
          "What doesn't kill us,makes us stronger."
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            #6
            A friend took Jim out this morning , I didn't turn the TV on and got loads done , he hates me bustling about so it was a good chance to get stuff done . But he was away so long that I started to get worried
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              #7
              I don't mind my own company at all! I had to get used to coping on my own when we got married and OH was often away on business. The children thought it was most strange that their friends had fathers who came home every night at the same time!I virtually brought up my two singlehanded when he was in the Gulf. Made my own life and got on with it.
              I quite enjoy him being around now, but I still have to have my 'me' time and it took along tme to get used to him being back full time.
              Believe you can and you're halfway there.
              Theodore Roosevelt.
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                #8
                I do not like it if the family are all out overnight, we live on a large plot up a track, we have several houses backing on to us but no next door neighbours. Generally I am okay with my own company, since John died I had to adjust as he didn't have any hobbies apart from his garden so was usually around. I have always had a lot of interests so have just stepped them up. I am quite happy to go out on my own for lunch or sit by the pond watching the ducks.
                What is life if full of care we have no time to stand and stare
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                  #9
                  When my girls were growing up OH was away 2 days most weeks. They thought I should miss him. Now they are married they understand the need for 'me' time now and again.😊
                  Women are like tea bags; you never know how strong they are until they are put in hot water.
                  Eleanor Roosevelt.
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                    #10
                    Never had that opportunity! These days he is at work three days a week and I'm quite happy on my own. I often go up to town to meet a friend for lunch or visit a gallery or exhibition and I get a plaintive 'Oh, I'm eating all by myself tonight, am I?' I just say 'Yes'. However, I don't think I'd like being without him for a long stretch.
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                      #11
                      The longest I have been away from OH is about 4 nights, he has a "lads" holiday in September and I have a "girly" holiday anytime.... I do like "me" time, maybe because I still have 2 girls at home, so house is always busy if they go out they go out alternate nights so not very often there is only me and OH, he goes out early to work and I am always looking for him and ready for him to come home, mind saying that, sometimes I think why..... if there was some event or something going on it doesn't bother me one bit being by myself, I cant sleep if he's not in the bed though, this morning he said he could do with a Pint at the club, he said he thinks im the only wife who would encourage him to go, its then I usually get the remote and catch on on TV....
                      Last edited by Pearl5; 26-06-2015, 09:41 AM.
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                        #12
                        I think I could sleep without him in the bed.He worked 3 shifts when he was working,so I was used to sleeping alone on the night shift.
                        Sometimes I forget to like posts,but that doesn't mean I don't like them.
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