Litiquette VII

[SMNaughtywife]

*whispers* ask him about his shoulders

It'll probably kill me.

I'm ok with that.

Soooo.....
Bats my eye lashes.
I wanna know about these shoulders of yours.

And I’m more of a visual person, so maybe a linkie in my inboxie.

 

[QuietCanadian]

I hate it all!
I don’t use social media because of it.
Siri and Alexa freak me out. I don’t talk to them.
But Fitbit knows where I am at all times... and etc...

My BF tried to buy a “smart grill” this summer and I about lost my shit.

He envisioned verbally telling the grill to wood smoke a pork shoulder to perfection, and the grill would look up the recipe and perform the task, texting him once the meat came to temperature.

I envisioned his health insurance refusing to cover future surgery because they know exactly how much red meat he’s been eating.

The future is weird.

I'm going to have nightmares about smart grills that become self aware, thanks.

 

[SMNaughtywife]

Happy Friday!

Alone time / Me time it’s healthy and for me a necessity. Time away to unwind, clear your thoughts or do what ever it is you wanna do without having the buzz of others around you.

How much time away from a SO or kids do you need to be a happy camper?
And how do you get that time, a different room or floor in the house? Physically getting out for walk, bike ride or hell, just a drive alone?
And if you don’t have it and need it, what is stopping you?

 

[Pervy_Sage]

Happy Friday!

Alone time / Me time it’s healthy and for me a necessity. Time away to unwind, clear your thoughts or do what ever it is you wanna do without having the buzz of others around you.

How much time away from a SO or kids do you need to be a happy camper?
And how do you get that time, a different room or floor in the house? Physically getting out for walk, bike ride or hell, just a drive alone?
And if you don’t have it and need it, what is stopping you?

I require lots of time, but I don’t often get it. So I maximize what time I do get in going to the grocery store, or just sitting on the ground outside for a bit. I’ve developed a real skill for making that time mentally by blocking out everything else and just being still. Or writing. That also counts as me time.

 

[QuietCanadian]

Happy Friday!

Alone time / Me time it’s healthy and for me a necessity. Time away to unwind, clear your thoughts or do what ever it is you wanna do without having the buzz of others around you.

How much time away from a SO or kids do you need to be a happy camper?
And how do you get that time, a different room or floor in the house? Physically getting out for walk, bike ride or hell, just a drive alone?
And if you don’t have it and need it, what is stopping you?

I probably need more than the average person. Peopling takes a lot out of me and sometimes I just need me, myself and I. Bike rides are amazing for that. I usually listen to some music, maybe a podcast, but just getting out on my own where it doesn't matter what I'm thinking or feeling, I can just let that be whatever it is and not judge it. I have a few secret places out of town, not really secrets as they seem to be more frequented now, where I can just look at the water and breathe. Breathing is so underrated. My bike is really the place I feel the most free and comfortable in my own skin (which is shocking because spandex is not flattering.) Rain, sun, wind, I've never been in a bad place on two wheels.

Also, there's something to be said for the kind of burn in your muscles that lets you know you're working hard.

 

[Orchidea73]

I probably need more than the average person. Peopling takes a lot out of me and sometimes I just need me, myself and I. Bike rides are amazing for that. I usually listen to some music, maybe a podcast, but just getting out on my own where it doesn't matter what I'm thinking or feeling, I can just let that be whatever it is and not judge it. I have a few secret places out of town, not really secrets as they seem to be more frequented now, where I can just look at the water and breathe. Breathing is so underrated. My bike is really the place I feel the most free and comfortable in my own skin (which is shocking because spandex is not flattering.) Rain, sun, wind, I've never been in a bad place on two wheels.

Also, there's something to be said for the kind of burn in your muscles that lets you know you're working hard.

Okay! That was too hot and makes me invade your "me-time".
I mean, bike?!

 

[QuietCanadian]

Okay! That was too hot and makes me invade your "me-time".
I mean, bike?!

I like to bike, there's plenty of time for solo and tandem rides, just saying.

 

[Orchidea73]

I like to bike, there's plenty of time for solo and tandem rides, just saying.

https://i.imgur.com/gb3YjkQ.jpg

 

[QuietCanadian]

https://i.imgur.com/gb3YjkQ.jpg

Like I could've said no to a tandem ride with you to begin with.

 

[Orchidea73]

Like I could've said no to a tandem ride with you to begin with.

https://i.imgur.com/NHHVHEJ.gif

 

[Trekka]

Ahhh blessed alone time. It’s the sweetest thing. I love it.

I love a quiet, empty house.
I don’t miss my man when he’s gone. I’m always thrilled when he returns. But I don’t miss him when he’s gone! I relish the space- literal and figurative.

My bedroom is my lair of calm and peace and although I let him sleep in it, or I might let a kid snuggle up in it, it’s all mine.

And if I really need a break and there’s just too much action in the house it’s a long, long, looong walk/run, or a drive. Sometimes a shower. The bathroom is great for short “I need space!” moments.

The best place to get space is scuba diving. No one can talk underwater!

Or a fast boat ride when you might be around people but it’s too loud and windy to talk, so you just feel the wind in your hair and watch the horizon... that’s the *best*

I’d lose my ever-loving shit if I always had someone on top of me 24/7. That was one of the hardest parts for me about having young children. I got used to it and something about having a rugrat tugging at your legs isn’t quite the same as being surrounded by larger, noisier humans...

It’s interesting. In “these uncertain times” space is at a premium, and yet I feel really isolated and miss peopling quite a bit some days...

 

[QuietCanadian]

It’s interesting. In “these uncertain times” space is at a premium, and yet I feel really isolated and miss peopling quite a bit some days...

1) I've started walking every day at lunch when at the office. One person, who is lovely, will all if I want to go for a walk and I get all like "of course" but really I just want to go alone (and maybe mumble incoherently as I do.)
2) These uncertain times is one of my two "can we stop saying that every 12 seconds about the COVID?" The other is "unprecedented times." Every email at work. I get it, there's a pandemic!

 

[Trekka]

1) I've started walking every day at lunch when at the office. One person, who is lovely, will all if I want to go for a walk and I get all like "of course" but really I just want to go alone (and maybe mumble incoherently as I do.)
2) These uncertain times is one of my two "can we stop saying that every 12 seconds about the COVID?" The other is "unprecedented times." Every email at work. I get it, there's a pandemic!

As soon as times become precedented and certain again, let’s start every sentence with “in these certain and precedented times!”

 

[QuietCanadian]

As soon as times become precedented and certain again, let’s start every sentence with “in these certain and precedented times!”

Yes! I'm so doing this. Right after the planes, hotels, and concerts... which we can only do in precedented and certain times.

 

[Trekka]

Good morning, Lit

I’ve actually got the day off and the house to myself! I had a long exhausting week, and you know what? I might just do as close to nothing as possible. Which isn’t easy for me. I’ve got issues.
#workaholic

How good are you at doing nothing? What does “nothing” look like for you?

 

[QuietCanadian]

Good morning, Lit

I’ve actually got the day off and the house to myself! I had a long exhausting week, and you know what? I might just do as close to nothing as possible. Which isn’t easy for me. I’ve got issues.
#workaholic

How good are you at doing nothing? What does “nothing” look like for you?

I used to find it tough, but in these uncertain times I'm finding it less tough to end up looking at my watch and wondering what in the actual fuck I've done with the last X hours. Nothing is usually putting off something productive, like this morning I went for a 50K ride instead off cutting the lawn. It's not nothing, but it felt like I was dodging responsibility.

But when I really do nothing it usually starts with watching some sort of movie or sporting event on the couch, mucking around on the guitar because I heard a song that I thought would be cool to "learn," then going down a YouTube rabbit hole on "you might also like," coming here and bugging you lovely people. If I get lost on a Sunday in that... Look out. Dinner rolls around and I haven't done shit and I'm never sure how to feel about myself. But it's cool to be lazy from time to time.

Not today though, appliance shopping. Good mother effing times, sometimes I hate pretending to be an adult.

 

[Daisy_Love]

I used to find it tough, but in these uncertain times I'm finding it less tough to end up looking at my watch and wondering what in the actual fuck I've done with the last X hours. Nothing is usually putting off something productive, like this morning I went for a 50K ride instead off cutting the lawn. It's not nothing, but it felt like I was dodging responsibility.

But when I really do nothing it usually starts with watching some sort of movie or sporting event on the couch, mucking around on the guitar because I heard a song that I thought would be cool to "learn," then going down a YouTube rabbit hole on "you might also like," coming here and bugging you lovely people. If I get lost on a Sunday in that... Look out. Dinner rolls around and I haven't done shit and I'm never sure how to feel about myself. But it's cool to be lazy from time to time.

Not today though, appliance shopping. Good mother effing times, sometimes I hate pretending to be an adult.

Ugghh I feel your pain. I’m just about to go supermarket shopping! Hate it with a passion.

I’m not good at doing nothing in general but... I can lose a ridiculous amount of time here or Tumblr. I don’t watch much tv it has to really capture my attention. I can spend time listening to music, doing nothing but not for long. I read a fair amount, so I suppose that counts as doing nothing but doing something hehe!

 

[QuietCanadian]

Ugghh I feel your pain. I’m just about to go supermarket shopping! Hate it with a passion.

I’m not good at doing nothing in general but... I can lose a ridiculous amount of time here or Tumblr. I don’t watch much tv it has to really capture my attention. I can spend time listening to music, doing nothing but not for long. I read a fair amount, so I suppose that counts as doing nothing but doing something hehe!

Godspeed, I'll pray for you. It's gotten incredibly enjoyable these days.

And reading is a good one, but I concur, it's a good way to do something while doing nothing. The best way to do nothing!

 

[Trixxii]

Nothing is usually putting off something productive, like this morning I went for a 50K ride instead off cutting the lawn. It's not nothing, but it felt like I was dodging responsibility.

That certainly is not nothing. Sometimes the responsibility to yourself and what's best for your own well-being needs to trumps all else. Not just "especially right now " but always.

I am quite antsy in nature so I pretty much suck at doing nothing and am always doing something. Somehow even more so, still working from home and no business travel breathers in sight for however long yet.

Nothing to me is a late night bubble bath with candles and alcohol. A private long swim or walk. Curled up outdoors with a good book. Alone in my kitchen trying some new fancy recipe I caught sight of on my Insta.

All that being said. Sometimes my nothing includes part of what keeps me busy and on my toes every day. Movie nights with tuckered out children and dogs ...asleep beside me, on top of me, across my legs. Amazing how sometimes your nothing is also your everything.

 

[hotwords229_A]

I’m not good at inactivity. Even a day sitting on the beach, it won’t be long before I start playing with the sand, or walking along the waves or imagining a mermaid story of hot sex and merdur <—super clever.

Even watching a movie that is over two hours gets me antsy. I tend to look at running times before descriptions. This is me being impatient, but also come on, if you can’t tell your story in two hours you are possibly a pretentious douche who thinks every poop you take is a miracle. It’s called editing Hollywood—start doing it again!

I like to lie on the floor and stare at the ceiling. But then I’ll notice the drywall tape is starting to separate and then I’m off to Home Depot.

I yearn for nothing, but somehow I find something in the nothing and then wish I wasn’t so busy.

 

[Trekka]

Merder!!

*dies*

 

[SMNaughtywife]

Man, if Home Depot and Blick were on the same block I’d be in heaven.
My husband in hell.

My nothing isn’t really nothing, it’s something.
And it’s certainly not wasted eating cheese burgers and making spaghetti.

 

[Dribble]

Exactly. What one calls nothing...another calls something. I tweaked my knee a while back. It hurts like hell when it isn't seriously ibuprofened up. Friday night...I did nothing...it hurt that much. Yesterday, I did little as possible. Today...I will do what I must.

When people ask...what did you do...they are really asking what did you do exciting? They don't want to hear about dishes...laundry...cooking...yet that is most of my free time. Hence, Lit...it is 5 minutes here...5 minutes there

 

[Lord Pmann]

If I’m doing nothing, it’s taking a nap. That’s my thing. I remember hating naps as a kid. These days, a nap is really good quite lovely.

 

[SMNaughtywife]

Fashion trends repeat about every 20ish years. The shape might be slightly different, and the material might be of some other nature, but the overall fashion style does repeat.

So ladies, who’s ready for the smoking hot 80s man with a mustaches and mullets to come strolling through?!
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/76/13/c7/7613c7c75b2670df0dd748599bcafcd2.jpg

So today’s question:
What’s a trend, style, look or fabric you pray never-ever-EVER shows back up again?

btw, I kinda wanna run my fingers through that permed mullet.