There are times in a person's life where solitude is absolutely vital
Sitting on the loo is one
( I will never understand couples that are able to poo away for England whilst sharing a bathroom and some light conversation)
Beavering away in Bosoms is another.
Other solitary activities ( STEADY THOMAS) include
Sitting in graveyards
Baking! ( I hate mixing flour and eggs when someone is friggin lurking )
And Watching Zombie tv series
Listening to The Archers is the last on the list
For years I have insisted that at 7.02 am every night ( except Saturday's of course) the kitchen door is closed, all conversation is ceased and I am left alone with the washing up and Ambridge's finest.
It's a ritual that may look pretty mundane to a causal observer,
But its an important fifteen minutes in my day..........
What is your " I Vont to be alone" moment?
I'm quite jealous of people who have been listening to the Archers for years....I never have and feel that it might be a little late to go to the party if you know what I mean......and my 'alone' time is in the morning when the mister has left for work and I sit in my dressing gown with the laptop and a pot of tea.....I spend all day talking to people and the quiet of the early morning....no radio or tv...is just heaven.
ReplyDeleteDive in Libby, it never changes that much.....
DeleteWhen using the epilator - the cats get too close and their whiskers get caught.... don't ask.....
ReplyDeleteYou don't want a pussy caught in your epilator for sure
Delete90 minutes for me to watch a football match on my own without P asking me every five minutes if Rooney is playing.
ReplyDeleteDid you actually vomit on the lawn Rachel?
DeleteYes, fortunately I hadn't got through the front door.
DeleteTaking a bath!!
ReplyDelete( BTW, John, can I borrow you for a moment by asking you to pop over to my blog? Need advice. )
Are you organising a wedding Carol?
Deletehahaa, nope - just have a baby bunny question!
DeleteThanks John!
There are rather a lot of moments in my day when I want to be alone. And I need to start each day that way.
ReplyDeleteA cup of tea and the cats builds me up to face whatever is coming through...
I would rather watch sunrise or set on my own too.
Oh I am soooo with you.......wake up........coffee ...solitude
DeleteLovely
Sowing seeds in my greenhouse :-)
ReplyDeleteDowntime for the brain eh?
DeleteSolitude is a word which strikes fear in my heart.
ReplyDeleteWhy so fearful nana?
DeleteYou jump to conclusions about me (and maybe I do as well), but onanism may not be as enjoyable when solitary. Ask Rolf Harris if you don't believe me.
ReplyDeleteAny form of escapism may, in my opinion, be shared, but day-dreaming is one essential solitary experience which can be shattered by another, but definitely should not be.
Never wave your hand in front of a child's face when they happen to drift off - this is a cruel thing to do,
Amen....I should add cloud watching to my list....every child should be encouraged to cloud watch
DeleteDepends what they see in the clouds.
DeleteI prefer to be alone in the bathroom. I don't even want Willy Dunne Wooters to enter while I'm showering or putting on my makeup. I spend a lot of time alone, though, and it gets to me at times. I have a lot of "I vont to be with somebody" moments.
ReplyDeleteIs that a bad thing?
DeleteIs what a bad thing? Vanting to be with somebody? If that's what you mean, then it's a bad thing because I'm very lonely. That's why I vant to be with someone.
Deletewe eat supper every night at 7pm to the backdrop of the Archers. On Saturdays, we are totally adrift!
ReplyDeleteam with you there, on both counts!
DeleteYou do mean Archer, don't you? Me and H.I. came to the conclusion that every single person in Ambridge is a c*** years ago.
Delete(Note the way I managed not to make the same 'both counts' joke again with Tessie's comments)
DeleteThis is it, my morning blog catch up after Him has gone to work and before I have to dive into a long day running the business. Otherwise I am much better off in company. :) Oh, and listening to the radio in the car, I really like to be alone in the car with the radio -not awful modern music and ads but the national radio, with all kinds of interesting stuff about people, plays, sometimes those great BBC shows, but not unfortunately, The Archers!
ReplyDeleteWe all need that little " re charge" on our own do we not?
Deletein the shower. all mothers dream of being left alone in the shower
ReplyDeleteThe Archers is my time.
ReplyDeleteFortunately, since I discovered the podcast service I no longer stress about missing an episode.
I don't like the new Tony though. His accent's all wrong. And he's such a prat.
I detest helen too....prissy bitch
DeleteSometimes I just need to walk and company is most unwelcome, unless it's Bear of course.
ReplyDeleteJohn , I prefer to walk the dogs alone too
DeleteAs a woman ..I hate women!!! why do they stand around in toilets "chatting" I cannot understand why they chat in a room designed to pooh and pee?.. I have never been brave enough, on a camping trip to say to the silly women chatting in the loos " F*** off I need a shit!"
ReplyDeleteOh so liberating when you do say it....go on I dare you
Deletenearly wet myself reading this.
DeleteAny activity in the bathroom, sleeping, reading, watching my favourite shows, working on the computer, balancing the bank book....there`s a few for you....
ReplyDeleteWe are all again more similar than we thought
DeleteWhen the door bell rings and I open the door and two earnest young men in suits and holding bibles are revealed... That's a time when I would want to be alone.
ReplyDeleteAt least they are always polite..... They go when you tell them
DeleteAnything bathroom orientated. Mostly early morning. When I am on an early and have a student nurse to look after, I always tell them that I am not human until 1000hrs. :-)
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a ward manager I told the staff not to bother me until 8.30
DeleteOur manager is cheerful first thing!!!! I know. She gets up early at 5am to be human by the time she gets to work. That's dedicated.
DeleteAnything in the bathroom is my time alone. When I'm lying in the bath even talking to be through the door is a BIG no-no. I get cross really cross .... and you wouldn't like me when I'm cross.
ReplyDeleteLovely Hubby has ALMOST learnt this.
They forget...bless em
DeleteDon't talk to me in the morning. I need to ease into the day and need some peace--Even the dogs know that, but do you think that after 32 years Carl does, no....
ReplyDeleteChris neither!
DeleteKim....LOL!! Same here!! And after 40 years you would think so-and-so would know as well!! lol
DeleteEvery night when I feed the horses dinner. Just me and the sound of the horses eating grain.
ReplyDeleteOh I love the sound of horses eating....that low crunching!
DeleteOh, in the mornings as we just sit down for breakfast.....no talking please! I need time to adjust!
ReplyDeleteAlso at any of my meal prep time, I need the kitchen to be ALL MINE!!
I oh so understand the food prep need jimbo
DeleteBeing of a hermit-like nature I have lived alone for years, and having company is a treat. I get lonely and I love visitors...as long as they don't stay too long. But I agree, poo time is definitely alone time.
ReplyDeleteMy friend nu has a two night rule for visitors
Deletebathroom time fer sure
ReplyDeletemy lunch hour at work
saturday mornings when spouse is at work
Peeing and pooping...a solo activity for sure. When I was young my Mum told that once you are married it's the only privacy you'll get...she was right.
ReplyDeleteJane x
Even though I am a single lady ( and looking..... Sigh.... Always looking) I never have peace. Between my job and my cats and .... Ugh everything. Well I am retiring in exactly 60 months... So the countdown begins. Although I need to find someone to buy my half of the business.
ReplyDeleteOkay so maybe in the shower each morning.
ReplyDeleteI will take any alone time I can get. We've been far too long not to appreciate alone time.
ReplyDeleteI do not like to share the bathroom when making my deposit. Never does Hubby...he reads while there.
I am certainly happy the entire family is participating in planning your wedding.
Happy Mother's Day because you are the mother to all those in the Bosoms.
I last listened to The Archers in about the 1950's; but somehow I imagine that I'd be able to just tag along again.
ReplyDeleteI know you work night shifts, but 7.02am at night... LOL
ReplyDeleteDepending on what I am trying to prepare, sometimes I appreciate having company (and two extra hands) in the kitchen, while at other times, I prefer fixing a meal alone.
ReplyDeleteThe bathroom is a place where, if only for practical reasons (mine is very narrow, and my boyfriend is a big strong fellow), alone is best.
But since I am a single household with BSF being there only every other weekend, I have plenty of time on my own - and I need it, too, in order to keep my mental sanity on an acceptable level.
Preparing dinner and watching The Bold and the Beautiful on TV. I've been watching on and off for 36 years now. Those actors have certainly aged better than I have !!
ReplyDeleteAlone time in the house is a treasure for me but when they do fly the nest I will be lost.
ReplyDeleteSat here alone with a cup of tea, laptop on for Blog reading ( yours first every morning ) Radio Solent on in the background, toast & a second cuppa to come then have a shower. Then half an hour ALONE in the shop before it all gets going for the day !
OMG! The Archers? But, have to admit that even at my age I've never heard it as I still cling to my boyhood habit of diving for the off-switch before the first strains of 'Barwick Green' come through. But I can well see that Ambridge life must have more than a few parallels with your own, so why not?
ReplyDeleteMy own 'want to be alone' MOMENT is......my entire life, as long as having an array of pussies doesn't count.
Did I imagine a photo of an old Archers person ( Doris Archer?)
ReplyDeleteWe'll spotted Francis... It was Doris
DeleteHaven't lost the habit of keeping the loo door unlocked from when the kids were small so now I get a black nose pushing the door open. Elsie seems to feel it necessary to sit beside me at this time.
ReplyDeleteI love to be around people, but I cherish my solitary time also. Being by myself in a car, driving home, always gives me peace. I also like to be alone when pigging out on sweets. If nobody sees me, there are no calories or guilt.
ReplyDeleteAre there any other moments?
ReplyDeleteI have 'I vont to be alone' moments all the time.
ReplyDeleteI have many 'alone' times, but most particularly from the time I get up in the morning until after I have had my breakfast. Fortunately, I am an early riser so I am almost always successfully 'alone'! As far as the bathroom -- that goes without saying!
ReplyDeleteFor me it's watching Rosemary and Thyme (partly because no one else will watch it and I can't bear the disparaging comments.
ReplyDeleteWhen I am stressed or anxious, I love a good clean.
ReplyDeleteDon't get in my way. I have a system, if you think you should help, the answer is no! I will redo what you have done. I am much quicker without people trying to help. Don't speak and don't tell me to turn my music down. If Tina T is on, get out of my way.
Bathrooms are defo alone time. Anything that happens in there does not EVER need witnesses. A lady should have some mystique! You cant have allure when you some has seen you shave your legs.
Amen sol....me too
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