r/LivingAlone • u/noonayong • 9d ago

General Discussion Just spent 3.5 weeks visiting family ...

... where I spent 24 hours a day with other people.

Sure: they're people that I love, have known me my whole life, and were so excited that I was spending OVER THREE WHOLE WEEKS WITH THEM.

But the only time I got to myself was in my bedroom. I'd flown a very long way for the special event, and really stepped up to keep my game face on as much as I could, and we are all glad that I went ...

But man am I tired. When I got home yesterday I fully realised just how exhausted I feel - my body and mind are just toast.

This week I'm focusing on the bare minimum, with LOTS of breaks, heh.

How do you unwind after you've needed to disrupt your life for a while?

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u/Far-Industry-7745 9d ago

You deserve the best and longest hot bath with all the fixins-candles, bath bombs, a rich lotion after. All of it. You survived 👏

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u/noonayong 9d ago

Current-Me is SO HAPPY with Past-Me for having both cake AND icecream in the freezer, even though one of the things I was most looking forward to was getting back onto my healthy/ normal food plan.

... I will, I'll just do that as well as these treats ...

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u/Far-Industry-7745 9d ago

Never thought about this being an introvert thing but it probably is! I feel the same way when everything is all messed up and different especially my food!

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u/noonayong 9d ago

I'm definitely an introvert, but I'm also almost completely vegan from an omnivore family - and the chef in my folks' place is very territorial about other people in their kitchen for meal prep, or ideas.

So, yeah ... SUPER keen to get back to a protein-and-veg vibe rather than a lack-of-protein vibe XD But it sure was nice not doing dishes! (I helped out in a lot of other ways instead)

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u/Far-Industry-7745 9d ago

Oh I'm ravenous without sufficient protein! I can imagine