Don't hate me because I'm getting some solitude.

Years ago there was this shampoo commercial where the beautiful model says,
"Don't hate me because I'm beautiful."

Turns out it was a Pantene ad in 1980 -

Well, I thought, 'she must think she's beautiful.'
And of course she was.

Still.
That was a little braggadocious, I thought.

'Course she was advertising a Pantene shampoo ...
that could make us all beautiful.

AS IF.

Anyway,
now I'm on kind of a mini-retreat.
Solitude.
Alone time.
Just me, myself and I time.

I know some of you - with small children - or with demanding jobs that require your every free minute -
well, you might envy me.

I've gotten away.

Well, I've just gotten away one day early before some business meetings...
but I'VE GOTTEN AWAY.

And I am loving it.

You see, I'm basically an introvert.

Oh, I can be the life of the party...
but after the party I have to go back into my girl-cave and 'regroup', 'recupe', get 're-energized.'

I really think my twin was just the opposite.

Thanks to her, I went to parties ... and had fun.
Then I'd have to go home and be a 'homebody' for a while.
I'd have to 'debrief'.

She didn't need to, I don't think.

And that was her 'spark'.

Ah, but I have come to terms with my need for solitude.

There's even a site about INFJ's (in the Myers Briggs Personality Inventory thing).
Well, there are several, but my favorite so far is THIS.

 Why do I tell you this?

I don't know.

It's my blog.

I tell you stuff.


Here are some cartoons I like about that...

 

That's Sam and I.

Oh, I'm not a COMPLETE die-hard introvert....

but I am enough of one that I like those cartoons up there,

and the messages they send. 

Oh yes.