One of my biggest issues is setting boundaries with people. I’m not very good at it. This week has been enlightening and has shown me that this would be a good time to refocus on this goal. I had guests staying with me for the last four nights, and while I love them dearly, I am exhausted. I have cramped three to four people in my smaller place, and feel like I’ve had my house completely invaded. Invaded by people who do not always treat my home the way I do (although, I do tend to be a bit anal about keeping things in perfect condition). I have not had a chance to have any privacy, and I am starting to realize how important that is for me. Time to be able to get work done (I work from home alot), time to go for a run, time to pick up the place so it doesn’t feel like there has been a suitcase explosion. But most important I need to learn how to tell people I need these things without feeling guilty about it.

Now the very positive parts of having people stay with me, is good chats late into the night, having people around and not feeling so lonely during this period I have been going through of major transition. Having a baby around to hold and play with, and breaking myself of my normal routine, which I’ve seemed to latch onto quite strongly lately, probably due to other parts of my life feeling so unstable.

I guess the bottome line is, I’m glad I’ve had this week, but I am also very excited for tonight, when they’ve left, and I can have a little ‘me’ time….and maybe I’ll think more in the future on how to set the boundaries, so I don’t feel so tired by the end of it all. Being a single person as you get older is strange, while so many people are used to being around others constantly (married, kids, etc.), you get used to being alone and loving it. Maybe to our detriment, but then again, maybe not.