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[darchildre]

On the one hand: going into Seattle for an apartment warming/picnic in the park with my siblings yesterday was very nice. The park was lovely and we had a nice, chill time sitting on blankets and eating fried chicken and talking for several hours.

On the other hand: over the course of the day 1) I dropped my phone on asphalt and badly cracked the screen, 2) I tried to fix my hair in the car before we got to the park and snapped my hair tie, which was Stressful (I don't wear my hair down in public, it's a whole weird Thing), and 3) I lost a knitting needle.

Socializing - is it ever really worth it? We just don't know.

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[out_there]

Socializing - is it ever really worth it? We just don't know.

I was literally reading that post and thinking that I kind of miss socialising -- leaving the house for somewhere other than the office and talking to someone other than mum -- but also? The best thing about the pandemic was the sudden relief of not having to deal with everyone else's expectations that I should be socialising (or justifying why I rarely do). Not socialising is so very comfortable that I can't be bothered to put in the effort.

[darchildre]

It is so much effort! Also, I feel that, pre-pandemic, I had more stamina for socializing that I have entirely lost over the past few years. Like, now I do a thing for five hours on Sunday and I'm still tired Tuesday morning - socializing has always been exhausting but I don't think it used to be quite that bad.

[out_there]

Yeah, I think that's probably true. You feel it more now.