I've been stuck in the house for almost 3 weeks now. The first week Sophia was sick, then Grace was throwing up the next + I hurt my hand (see Boulevard of Broken Thumbs) and this week Sophia's been throwing up. No time for Christmas shopping, but way too much time for this blog! The only break was going to see my family last weekend where I was accused of having agoraphobia, "fear of the marketplace" and then a "blog obsession". It is my only friend these days! Scott hates to read it and hates to hear about it even more. He 's so particular.
So, agoraphobia literally means fear of the marketplace. Basically, it's a fear of being outside in crowds. I don't have this. There's nothing wrong with not wanting to leave the house and be cold. Who enjoys the cold? No one, so if I don't have to go out, I'm not going! This leads to spending a lot of time at home, and I admit,over the past couple of weeks, I've spent more than a normal amount of time on the computer. I should have been painting furniture or doing my RS lesson, but I'm not perfect, OK? So what if I checked my friends blogs everyday and know more about their kids than my own? So what if I learned the words to "Time to Say Goodbye" in Italian? Culture, hello! And so what if I know the entire life stories of Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli. He's blind you know!
It's always bad to throw yourself into a social situation right after a long period of isolation. You'll always end up doing or saying something weird, like laughing too much or being emotional and sharing inappropriate personal information. Unfortunately, I've got a cookie party tonight and I can't back out. This is not good. Candice you'll definitely be getting a phone call later. On the bright side, I might have some good material for my next post! So, bring it on.
So, agoraphobia literally means fear of the marketplace. Basically, it's a fear of being outside in crowds. I don't have this. There's nothing wrong with not wanting to leave the house and be cold. Who enjoys the cold? No one, so if I don't have to go out, I'm not going! This leads to spending a lot of time at home, and I admit,over the past couple of weeks, I've spent more than a normal amount of time on the computer. I should have been painting furniture or doing my RS lesson, but I'm not perfect, OK? So what if I checked my friends blogs everyday and know more about their kids than my own? So what if I learned the words to "Time to Say Goodbye" in Italian? Culture, hello! And so what if I know the entire life stories of Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli. He's blind you know!
It's always bad to throw yourself into a social situation right after a long period of isolation. You'll always end up doing or saying something weird, like laughing too much or being emotional and sharing inappropriate personal information. Unfortunately, I've got a cookie party tonight and I can't back out. This is not good. Candice you'll definitely be getting a phone call later. On the bright side, I might have some good material for my next post! So, bring it on.
3 comments:
Shelley, you may want to take baby steps into the whole social scene. Go to one of those computerized bank tellers or get your feet wet at the Post Office. Just take it one step at a time girl.
Shelly! That's so funny! I have been in the same mode and last Sunday friends invited us to a "spiritual advent" party and after it was over I talked about farting on the phone literally and everyone looked at me and laughed really uncomfortably. yea... i should have taken baby steps.
I sometimes have Walmart-a-phobia
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