I need some alone time that is not in the middle of the night.
Last week every planned hour of solitude or silence was taken away.
Could be the same this week.
Solitude. Such a rare commodity. PA rarely leaves home (just for b'fast at 6, back at 7:30) and church on Sunday. The PR doesn't drive. Both have TVs on whether they're watching or not. And PA comments on the programs. The PR has her computer on as well and sings, comments, laughs boisterously, etc. My quiet time doesn't start (no TVs on) until after 11 pm. I have to steal quiet time during the day by shopping or going to McDonald's or Dots Diner. That's pathetic.
I do my shopping daily, because once that was the only way to get a bit of solitude and quiet. Since I have taken up waitingroom knitting, sitting in a waitingroom is my way of getting solitude. Helps me build a mental cocoon away from all that is not interesting or important. Helps me to get rid of the idea of waiting too.
Thought I had an hour like that last week, but instead I was called in, and it happened to change into a double appointment, with a phone over speakers contact with some administrative obligatory contacts too. Something completely different.
When oldest calf is sick, she withdraws, and the house is quiet. I cater her a bit, and she is glad someone remembers to water or feed her, and then wants to be on her own again. Youngest calf, when not feeling well, wants attention, even when she wants to be left alone. Only when she sleeps there is calm.