Yesterday was an odd day for me.
Started out with the impromptu tea party with my neighbor. Later in the day, some friends who live downstairs from us invited us to come over for dinner with them. That suited me since I had been busy sewing all day and hadn’t given one though to what to make for dinner. Shortly after that, a friend called me to see if we were free to get together Friday afternoon for cocktails. Sure, great, see you then. I went out to collect my son from our shared back yard and another neighbor asked me to meet her for coffee Tuesday morning.
Okay – while I’m pleased that so many people apparently enjoy my company enough to want to spend time with me, I have to say that all this sudden attention kind of freaked me out. It’s rare that I have so many social engagements so close together and I’m not sure I’ve ever had so many invitations in the space of a hour. The feature on me in the local expat magazine hasn’t even come out yet!
I’ve said before I’m chatty. Well, I am. But I’m also a bit of an introvert. On a normal basis, I keep to myself and spend a lot of time on my own doing my own thing. I’ll get crabby once in a while for no particular reason and that’s when I know I’ve had too much of my own company. Even still, the prospect of spending so much time socializing is a little unnerving.
Clearly I need more balance in my life.
