depressing online weekends

[rivermaze]

Thank you gnome3, septicemia, Equinox for the replies!

Going out and doing things on my own have never worked for me, but I've been thinking about some volunteer work with older people for quite a long time. I guess, it's high time to find look around and find something. So, I'm glad you, septicemia and Equinox, that you mentioned it. It's like a validation given to my own plans

As it is my last post on ALL, I wanted to thank you all for more than a great month spent with you here. I wish you all the best

 

[Bluesamadhi]

How would you feel about a complete stranger you have never met.. befriending you on facebook and making an effort?
Send me a message and Ill send you my real name so you can friend me. What have we got to lose? I mean.. really.

 

[ladysigh]

I work the graveyard shift on the weekends. My days off are Wed & Thurs, and Thurs is today! As I have posted on another thread, I'm not waiting around any longer for someone to come into my life. I'm going to start doing stuff - even if it only with myself. Today, I am going to the movie theater. I've planned on doing this for about a week now. I'm going to make that hour's drive to the big city of Colorado Springs, stop off at the Alfonso's Mexican place for a carne asada burrito, and then go to the theater. I plan on seeing that new Harry Potter movie. I'll buy some buttered popcorn, and a coke.
This may not seem like much to some, but for me it's a monumental event. I would never dream of going to a theater by myself. Today, I'm doing just that. I will be planning other things to do on Thursdays as well. I did buy an annual fishing license the other day, and plan on doing some ice fishing at times during the winter. I haven't done any ice fishing in a few years, so it'll be good to get back into it. I have everything I need to ice fish; poles, ice hut, heater, gas ice auger, etc.
But today is movie day. I may be alone, but I can still do things. I'm getting on with my life.

This is EXACTLY what you and everyone needs to do!!! After my divorce 12 years ago I decided to do everything I wanted to do that ironically I never did because my jerk of an ex just wanted to stay home and watch tv all day...one thing I started was biking and eventually I took a bike tour of Ireland -- yes, alone (to the shock of all the couples also in that tour) -- and another of Glacier Park. Shocked everyone everywhere I went, I'll never forget what one woman said to me (she was there with her husband), "you're here ALONE? wow, I really admire that, I could never do that." I kept responding "well what am I supposed to do, roll over and die because I'm single?"

Yes, going to see a movie in the theater by myself the first time was difficult...but just like anything else in life, the more you do something the easier it becomes.