Done hermitting

I need to get out and about. Not working means not having that time with your peers in a work environment as well as that productive time during the day. This last year has been pretty rough and I went into some self-isolation, as I do. Introverting, as I do.

But it is time to get out and about. So I downloaded an app for local events and am looking for ones that support my hobbies. I found two for December already and more for January. But two is a good start I think.

I don’t mind hermit mode for a little bit but it isn’t that healthy. Living in the city away from my friends makes it tricky to hang out, so I thought this event app would help me be social. As in, get out of the apartment.

I also need to get out with my friends too. And then their are social events in Christmas time. And then Christmas. So December is full of stuff. Which is good. It is easy to get stuck in hermit mode in the winter months. Better to find something to do at least a couple times a month out of the house in the winter. So I made a plan.

I was told once even introverts need people. And I don’t know. We can sure hermit when we want to. But eventually, even we need people. Or some social time. Just not as much.

But self-isolating is an easy fallback when you don’t feel yourself or just unwell. And it is all too easy to get stuck in that mode for too long. I just haven’t really thought much about getting out of it until recently. But I can’t just linger in the house all the time. I need some time out of it. And things to do. Otherwise, I will stagnant and I despise that idea.

I’d make it a New Years Resolution but then I’d have to pretend to keep it and then scrap it in a month. I’m just going to wing it and see what sticks. See what I like. See what is out there that I dig.

The first two are creative writing ones. One workshop. And one writing cafe sit in. Both appeal to me right now.

See also

Epidemic of Loneliness