The Fundamentals

Isn't funny how we develop differently?  What seems to come naturally to one is so foreign to another.  These are important things to note if you want to have a healthy relationship with someone you love. 
My love and I couldn't be more different when it comes to having alone time.  While I know he can see the value of it and occasionally enjoys it, he was already bored with his vacation a mere five hours after I left for work this morning.  In his defense, it's not vacation he's less than pleased with, it's the time apart from me.  It doesn't quite feel like a vacation if you have to do it alone.  (He is a public school teacher so gets randomly selected days off so he didn't choose to have this time off.)
But for me, ah, for me, it's a very different tune I sing.  I rearrange my schedules so I can stay home, alone, all day Tuesday and Thursday.  It's time for me to enjoy quiet time, to get projects done, to relax, to talk to myself, etc.  Yes, I find talking to oneself is a great way to work things out, it's amazing how honest you can be with yourself. 
Yesterday I got out my sewing machine.  It was the one my dad bought for my mom on their first wedding anniversary (49 years ago.)  I love it (she didn't.)  I thought a lot about my dad while I sewed.  He's been in my thoughts lately.  I've been working on an afghan using up scrap balls of yarn that he used to roll for my mom. 
But I digress, the sewing yesterday may have been a little premature but only from the first glace as I was working with my stash of x-mas fabrics.  I realized last year how much of a waste wrapping paper was and decided to try to make some gift bags of cloth instead and reuse them.  So after the holidays I purchased some material on clearance and started to sew them up yesterday.  They are adorable.  They take about five minutes to sew each one and run about 25-50 cents depending on the size.  Best of all, I enclosed a drawstring ribbon so "wrapping" will so so quick, easy, green, cheap, and still look great.  And considering how busy and crazy hectic things get in December, having these done ahead of time is going to be amazing.
Just like spending the day full of quiet time for myself.  Maybe I'll have to work on a honey-do list to help my love pass the time until I return.