Alone?

     The other day a friend of mine told me that she thought that I was fortunate because I live alone and therefore have my freedom to do whatever I want on the weekends. I guess she also meant because I am single. The funny part is that though I do not have any roommates I don't really feel like I am alone. I am around people constantly at work , on the train, walking down the street, in the hallways of my apartment building, spending time with friends. There isn't a lot of time to be alone.  Though I do not have roommates I don't think of myself as "living alone". The only time I think about it is when I have good guests and miss them when they leave.
      Then again its not so much the living alone part that gives me such freedom its the single without kids that does. I do not have a husband  or child who would make my down time less my own. Freedom is nice, but  I can see how responsibilities and commitments can make life rich as well. Alone isn't always best, but I am enjoying my alone time while I have it.
      

so much for technology

in the old days calls after 9pm on one's regular phone were cheaper than those made before 9pm. one summer i had a roommate and we shared a phone. big mistake. she was a real penny pincher and would freak when i would make calls before 9pm. i found it ridiculous because when one is sharing a phone and then has a limited amount of hours per night to make a call, it becomes ridiculous.
flash back to the future... landlines have unlimited call plans so it doesnt matter what time of the day one is chatting. the catch these days is cell phones... many have ditched their land lines and now have cell phones with finite minutes before 9pm....
on the plus side, this time around i dont have roommates. i have kept my land line . i guess im old fashioned that way. this way i have a lower cell phone bill because i dont need as many anytime minutes.
the thing is, if i even have a shot at getting enough zzzz's i try not to speak on the phone after 9pm.
so much for technology!!