Saturday, May 22, 2010

Major Chicken...



So my husband got laid off the week after our wedding, and recently found a job. Which is so great! It takes a little pressure off, because on my salary it was really tight and we barely did anything. We have not taken a honeymoon, we don't go on dates, go to dinner....not much. So I am very grateful that we have two incomes coming in now.

But tonight I am sitting here all by myself until 11 pm and it creeps me out! I am such a scaredy cat! I don't know how people live by themselves. I have lived in dorms by myself, and in my own room in a house full of girls in my sorority or with my family, but never really alone. Every noise, I think is there someone in the house?! I know it is crazy, but it is just how I feel. Probably doesn't help that I watch all of these shows like NCIS and CSI where people are constantly getting attacked...but whatev.

Does anyone else feel this way or am I the only chicken around?

I did have my family and some family friends of ours over, and their children re-affirmed my feelings of not being ready for kids. OMG, talk about birth control! But it was really fun to have some coctails and Mexican food on our deck.

Hope you are all having a great weekend :)

xoxo
Kelly

18 comments:

  1. I'm the same way. Every little sound creeps me out. Hubby blames all the shows I watch (CSI, Criminal Minds) but I deny it all. He'll be starting to work nights next week and I'm dreading it!

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  2. oh it is definitely not just you! I was watching one of those two shows and there was something about putting too much info on the internet and I changed around my blog because of it, all of the little things on those shows make me feel completely unsafe by myself.

    More people should either A) be on birth control more often or B) not be allowed to procreate at all. lol.

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  3. I used to be that way, but then I lived on my own for two years before getting married. I learned that I couldn't be scared of everything. When my husband and I first got married he had to work nights. It was not fun because I was freaked out about that.

    I understand not being able to do much. My husband and I haven't taken a honeymoon yet, and we're coming up on our first anniversary in a couple of months and a honeymoon is nowhere in sight right now since we're moving! Oh the joys of marriage!

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  4. i am totally freaked out any time i'm at the house alone at night. thats the majority of the reason why we got a dog. he makes me feel a little more comfortable!

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  5. I'm home alone all day long. Then the hubby comes we eat dinner and he falls asleep, but to me that's still alone. I'm a bit of a night-owl, so I hear every noise there is. Husband says that's the house settling. Fine. I still use a flashlight to get around in the dark, and I have a tiny little night light on my side of the bed so I can fall asleep. Our dog past away last year she was a whole lot of help. Maybe that's what you need is a dog.

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  6. It's so weird, when I lived by myself before hubby, I didn't mind, but now if I'm alone and he's not in the house, I get all creeped out! And I hear ya on not being ready for kiddos - eh

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  7. Congrats top him on the job! That must have been a HUGE relief. I get a bit like that when my boyfriend is out of our apartment and I;m alone.. usually I like being alone but we live in our town centre and there's a lot of drunks and young kids around.

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  8. i totallllly hate being left alone. MrB occasionally works the 3-11p shift which leaves me climbing to bed by myself. my heart starts racing at every single noise. fortunately i have a few cats that can protect me :P

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  9. I don't like being alone, either! I used to love it, but after I got married, i changed. By the way, what a cute kitty!!!

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  10. I think I'd be the same too, so if I'm home alone for the night I usually just put on some music so it's not totally quiet :)

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  11. Glad he found a job. My husband got laid off once a week after I'd had a baby. Not fun!

    Being married to a pilot, I'm used to having him gone, but I've almost always had people around me too, since my sister lived right next door to me for awhile, and then I had kids. Once in awhile, I'll wake up in the night and be a little creeped out, but usually I like the alone time. Does that mean I'm old and married??

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  12. Thats funny, I do the same thing. Till this day,I hate sleeping alone.

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  13. I too use to be a scardy-cat...until i learned better self-defense tactics. I think it's tv shows that put certain worries into our minds. Change the channel :)- Lol

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  14. Congrats to your hubby on the job! I'm right there with you, I hate being home alone, I'm SUCH a chicken!

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  15. You are definitely not alone! I hate it when the hubs isn't home at night. I usually have every light on! HA!

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  16. Try having a husband works nights several times a week!! Haha. No fun!

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  17. For a second I thought you got the kitten in the picture so you wouldn't be afraid. That's what I did when I lived by myself in a ghetto apartment. I knew Sir Whiskers couldn't protect me, but at least it made me feel a little better!

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  18. I used to be the same way. Now i lock all the doors, and turn on my fan. It drowns out all the noises!

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