Living Alone

[caitlincares]

I do not mind living alone most if the time.

But there are a few times I HATE it:
Unexpected and / or undetermined noises.

I have an inside cat. Was declawed before I got him.
All of a sudden I hear a cat fight - growling and hissing!!

I freak - the cat comes running in the room shaken up.
I am thinking do I go see if there is actually another cat in the house.
There is no possible way. And what am I going to do if I find one.

Apparently the cat was sitting in the open window and a cat outside decided to have "words" with him.
I turned on the outside light and did see a cat wandering away.

 

[Sketcher]

Sounds like that other cat could use some time in the dryer.

 

[Out of the Flames]

Sounds like that other cat could use some time in the dryer.

I don't condone animal cruelty. That said,


HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

That's worthy of some blessings...

 

[HoosierCanuck]

I used to freak out when my cats would suddenly become 'alert' and stare at the front door. I guess I don't worry anymore. I've been alone for so many years I've become numb to the possibilities. If anyone did come in and harm me no one would notice outside of work anyway.

 

[KeilCoppes]

I'll add that it's very difficult when:

Every single show on television shows someone trim of figure showing affection to someone or displaying themselves.

- Almost no real people don't look like that
- Those on television like that have been really made up
- And it reminds you of what you don't have!

A good time to turn off the TV and go to God with what you do have. :^)
(also a good time for prayer that God will bring you to continued comfort with His providence, and to pray for His blessings in your hopes).

 

[HoosierCanuck]

I'll add that it's very difficult when:

Every single show on television shows someone trim of figure showing affection to someone or displaying themselves.

- Almost no real people don't look like that
- Those on television like that have been really made up
- And it reminds you of what you don't have!

A good time to turn off the TV and go to God with what you do have. :^)
(also a good time for prayer that God will bring you to continued comfort with His providence, and to pray for His blessings in your hopes).

Amen, brother!

 

[jenptcfan]

I don't mind living alone either, but I do hate the weird noises...or if someone unexpected comes to the door late at night. I always think "do I go flip the porch light on so I can see who it is (but then they'll know someone's home if I don't answer)...or do I just ignore it?" And I also don't like living alone when I'm sick. Sometimes if I'm feeling really sick, I wonder how long it would take someone to find me if I died.

 

[KeilCoppes]

... And I'll amend myself to keep misconceptions away - Real people are so much better than the soap bubbles on TV. They actually exist, and you can see real beauty walking rather than imaginations.

 

[Tenorvoice]

I moved out on my own @ the begining of last year myself. and to tell you the truth I was scarred stiff for the first few weeks. I used to sleep with a loaded 22 right beside my bed (alot of good it would do inthe dark ).

The only time that I have been freaked out sicne the first few weeks was about three months ago when I had somebody about 10:30 pm come and ring my doorbell and when I got there no one was there.

On I forgot about the time that I had the Witness protection program calling my Home Phone every 2 hours on the button to tell me that some guy that they had was no longer in their custody, Apparently the people didn't change the # when they moved and I didn't get a lick of sleep that night (talk about freaking out).

 

[Sketcher]

I don't condone animal cruelty. That said,


HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

That's worthy of some blessings...

Thank you. I prefer dogs myself.

To the OP:You should get a German Shepherd. Then you won't have to worry about living alone.

 

[caitlincares]

I don't mind living alone either, but I do hate the weird noises...or if someone unexpected comes to the door late at night. I always think "do I go flip the porch light on so I can see who it is (but then they'll know someone's home if I don't answer)...or do I just ignore it?" And I also don't like living alone when I'm sick. Sometimes if I'm feeling really sick, I wonder how long it would take someone to find me if I died.

Myself I never open the door to ANY stranger any time of day.
Sometimes they get upset because they can see me in the house.
And they start knocking harder and ringing the door bell.
For some reason they think I HAVE to respond. NO I DO NOT.

When I am sick I make sure family knows so they can check in later just in case.
I had a previous boss whose single daughter was found in a coma. She is okay now.
It was work that alerted folks there was a problem when she did not come in or call.

 

[hischildsindik]

Yup, living alone can really bite. I've lived alone for a decade or better, I don't have much problem with the day to day things like night time door bells and the like, they don't freak me out. Then again I live in a "smallish" town of about 27,000. The parts I hate are cooking for 1 and eating it for a week and then having to still throw some away, waking up at 2 am to a bat in my bedroom flying around me in the bed and always rambling the house by myself when I am home.

Now the perks... no one cares if I don't cook, but me. I can throw my clothes on the floor if I choose to. I can drink out of the milk carton if I wanted to. I can sleep in the middle of my big bed! I can stay up late and cruise this site for hours as I please or just watch a movie late. I don't have to worry about toilet seat issues. If I am in the middle of something and change my mind and do something else, no one will ask me to pick up the abandoned project so we can eat at the table.

But.... I'd give up the perks of living alone for the mate God has for me any day!

 

[MrsGnomeCrusher]

Sometimes if I'm feeling really sick, I wonder how long it would take someone to find me if I died.

Hee hee. I've often wondered the same thing myself.

Like HisChild, I hate cooking for one. It's so frustrating. If you do make something, you're eating it for the next 12 days.

I actually don't mind living alone. I like my space, but do have to say that it does get lonely at times. Little things don't freak me out much anymore. I have, in the past, have had the bajeeberz scared out of me and ended up going back to sleep at night with my sneakers on and a baseball bat, ready to run and fight.

 

[Bluelighted]

I live alone, but I don't really consider it to be truly alone because I have my cats to provide companionship. Much better that annoying human roomates! LOL

 

[Donny_B]

Although I like dogs, I think cats are a better pet for a single working person, because of their relative independence and being less demanding. If you have a dog, it would be good to have 2, so they wouldn't be lonely. But a cat is content by themselves. Dogs provide more security as far as barking when strangers come by, but that can also be an annoyance to neighbors and visitors.

I have 4 cats (a stray female who is semi-wild and her 3 semi-tame grown kittens). They are strays that I have adopted, and that is the limit of pets I am allowed to have without a special permit. They stay in the backyard, and on my back deck.

The neighbors have a cocker spaniel and a chihuahua. They bark continously sometimes for hours when I am trying to sleep (perhaps my cats are teasing them) and when a fire truck goes by...along with all the other dogs in the neighborhood (but cats take fire trucks in stride....they aren't so easily fooled).

 

[Tenorvoice]

Hee hee. I've often wondered the same thing myself.

Like HisChild, I hate cooking for one. It's so frustrating. If you do make something, you're eating it for the next 12 days.

I actually don't mind living alone. I like my space, but do have to say that it does get lonely at times. Little things don't freak me out much anymore. I have, in the past, have had the bajeeberz scared out of me and ended up going back to sleep at night with my sneakers on and a baseball bat, ready to run and fight.

Amen sister!!!! I know exactly about that........

I used to love to cook. But now just doing it for one makes no sence to me at all.

It also can get kind of depressing if I let is since no one ver calles me. My phone might ring tweice a week and they are usually wrong numbers.

~~makes mental note to self~~~
Never go over to Caelda's house late @ night unless I was to "play ball" haha

 

[MrsGnomeCrusher]

I used to love to cook. But now just doing it for one makes no sence to me at all.

I've learned to freeze stuff in individual sized portions and the George Foreman Grill is my friend.

It also can get kind of depressing if I let is since no one ver calles me. My phone might ring tweice a week and they are usually wrong numbers.

Hey, no calls can be good calls. At least you're not getting weird calls from the guy the Witness Protection Progam no longer had in custody. That's a good thing.

~~makes mental note to self~~~
Never go over to Caelda's house late @ night unless I was to "play ball" haha

No longer have the bat . . . I wonder what happened to it? Feel free to come over, but in about a month. I'm hopefully moving into a new place then and can use someone to help me.

 

[HoosierCanuck]

I live alone, but I don't really consider it to be truly alone because I have my cats to provide companionship. Much better that annoying human roomates! LOL

Ditto! lol! The only downside is that the cats can't help pay the rent!

 

[jenptcfan]

Yes, cooking for 1 is kind of annoying. It can be cheaper just to eat fast food sometimes (considering how much food you waste after you refuse to eat leftovers the 12th time!). Cooking a meal and then freezing individual portions can be a real time/money saver. That topic will be my inspiration for a new thread!

 

[wvmtnkid]

I just love the obscene phone calls at 3:00 in the morning. Nothing like being roused from a peaceful slumber to have some fruitcake ask me what I have on, among other things.....