On Solitude

I'm rattling around the house by myself again... there's always something to clean. I'm pretty starved for my circle of friends. We're all so busy lately.

I've had a chance to reconnect with two of my old friends lately, and it's been an eye-opening, bittersweet experience. I'm learning that I can't control everything. I'm learning that people view the world very differently than I do sometimes. And I'm learning that sometimes conflict has to happen, in order for a relationship to continue. I've never been good with conflict in my personal life.

These are good lessons, but tough lessons.

Now I need to socialize, with people who aren't completely stressed out about freakin' Les Miserables. I need to reconnect.

Call me-- let's do lunch. Or drinks. Or coffee. Anything but my current routine of doing dishes, listening to NPR, watching the cat sleep, cooking something, doing dishes...