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One of the things I'd really like to do, now that I'm no longer working, is catch up with lots of acquaintances and friends I didn't spend much time with when I was busy.
I'm finding that I'm not spending more time with anybody, really, and less with some.
Why?
1) Most of my socializing seems to be around food. There are only so many lunches and dinners in a week, and getting laid off didn't increase the number.
2) It's only been two weeks and both those weekends were already booked. So no increase in weekend time availability, at least not yet.
3) Many of the people I want to hang out with are still working. They aren't available at the odd times I suddenly have free.
4) I'm spending less time on the computer, so there's less e-mail and LJ connection.
Planning my lunches and dinners well would make a lot of sense here. Those are at a premium. This week's booked and I have a mental queue that could go all the way to the holidays. I could also deliberately spend more time reaching out to others when I'm on the computer, instead of just clicking 'refresh' on my Friends page and deleting spam in my mail reader.
I'm finding that I'm not spending more time with anybody, really, and less with some.
Why?
1) Most of my socializing seems to be around food. There are only so many lunches and dinners in a week, and getting laid off didn't increase the number.
2) It's only been two weeks and both those weekends were already booked. So no increase in weekend time availability, at least not yet.
3) Many of the people I want to hang out with are still working. They aren't available at the odd times I suddenly have free.
4) I'm spending less time on the computer, so there's less e-mail and LJ connection.
Planning my lunches and dinners well would make a lot of sense here. Those are at a premium. This week's booked and I have a mental queue that could go all the way to the holidays. I could also deliberately spend more time reaching out to others when I'm on the computer, instead of just clicking 'refresh' on my Friends page and deleting spam in my mail reader.
