Soundtrack: St Patrick by Pvris
What even happened in September I hear you cry (or not, whatever, I’ll imagine you care a little bit)?
Honestly? I don’t feel like I even know myself.
Some of the time was spent catching up on old friendships. I spent a weekend in Bristol with old friends from College (some of whom I haven’t seen in over a year), a healthy dose of gin (maybe some shots and an amusing round of Cards Against Humanity), and plenty of shenanigans. A week later I was enjoying an evening out with old work colleagues (again gin was involved), a hearty flow of conversation, and the sudden realisation I had left that company almost a year ago.
Both instances were a casual reminder that good friends will not hate you for retreating into your shell or forgetting to drop them a line after months of not talking, or the constant babble (from me) of ‘I am a really terrible friend. I honestly don’t know why we don’t do this more often’.
Both times I felt the warm and fuzzies of being in good company with a steady flow of conversation. The people in groups of friends are great talkers and they all of them have so many so many stories to tell, especially when I haven’t seen them in so long. I sat back into the comfortable role in most social situations of simply listening along.
And now? I’m back to reality, but feeling better about my head space – despite still trying to recover from a truly horrific bout of cold/seasonal flu (at this point I’d like to thank Sense8 and Orphan Black for motivating me to power through. #Blessed). Solitude feels so good again after so much social interaction, but if September has taught me anything it’s made me realise I’m probably not as introverted as I thought I was. I really enjoy people’s company and once I’m actually dragged out and way from Netflix, I find myself wishing I did it more often (just without the horrible colds I tend to get from perhaps socialising too hard). Extroverted Introvert much? Maybe? (I don’t know but this Hello Giggles article seems to pretty much describe me to a ‘T’). Who knew actually interacting with people could feel so nice!
In light of this amusing revelation I turn my attention back to you guys. How are you feeling this September? Fancy a chat?
R.xoxo
