In reality, I'm a bum

[alpinerabbit]

Whenever my partner is out of town, I turn into a bum.

I stop straightening up the place*, I live off my dirty-but-wearable pile, I don't eat right or I eat takeout, the only thing that saves me is I probably actually train more.

So tonight I found another blessing of solitary life: cold chinese food. The takeout downstairs makes huge servings - so last night I split one in half for tonight. I ate it cold. Kong Po. It's pretty good cold.

*which makes for a stressful night-before-he-comes-home

[lauraelmore1033]

some of us--not sayin' who--are bums all the time...

[wackyjacky1]

I'm just glad someone else is speaking out about the joys of cold leftover Chinese food.

[alpinerabbit]

Ya know I detested a former roommate for eating pizza cold.

[mimitabby]

why are you different when your partner is around? aren't they bums too?

[Susan126]

I hear ya alpinerabbit! Joe has been out of town for over a week . . . gasp . . . do not come knocking on my door! I won't let you in to see my mess! It's a disaster! In fact I need to start cleaning tomorrow after work. Joe will be home on Friday! Just in time for our fabulous weather weekend! I have rides planned through Tuesday!!!!

[sundial]

I slept in until 10:30 this morning. Add me to the bum list.

[LBTC]

DH eats cold stuff all the time. I don't much like anything that way....except Gelato! haha

Back when he worked swing shift, I got loads done when he was at work in the evenings, and we lazed around together when he worked days. Now we're either out training, working on renos, walking dogs, taking care of the yard, cooking, or being complete bums on the couch with the laptops and TV....but we do almost all of it together. Yes, cleaning is not on that list. It doesn't happen all that often.....

H&B
~T~

[wackyjacky1]

I live alone, so I'm a full-time bum. I have a closet that hadn't been cleaned out in seven years...I finally cleaned it out last weekend 'cause that's where the a/c unit is, and it needed servicing.

[OakLeaf]

Oh rabbit you sound just like me! I HATE being home alone! I've started to get better about what I eat though - fewer frozen dinners, more salads.

[Crankin]

I don't do anything different when my husband is away... I like my "structure."
But cold Chinese food is one of the 4 Jewish food groups.

[salsabike]

But cold Chinese food is one of the 4 Jewish food groups.

To paraphrase Jane Austen, that is a truth universally acknowledged!


It sounds like Alpinerabbit is having a fine time. No matter how honest, relaxed and close your spousal/mate/whatever relations are, for some of us, there's just something about having the house to yourself. I think a lot of people are a LITTLE different in behavior when no one's around.

[lauraelmore1033]

What are the other 3?

[short cut sally]

I agree with SalsaBike, when DH is out looking for new equipment for the business, I usually get a day or 2 by myself..called relaxation! I eat cold cereals for all my meals, stay in my jammies if I can, watch the tv as I finally have control of the remote.. i'm total slob-just don't tell my secret!!

[mimitabby]

I agree with SalsaBike, when DH is out looking for new equipment for the business, I usually get a day or 2 by myself..called relaxation!

I get the relaxation part too, not to mention total control on what is going to happen throughout the day; but no way am i going to eat my chinese food cold.
or pizza. blech

and my DH is doing a 400 k ride saturday. he says do i mind? DO I MIND? are you kidding? I'm already planning my day!!!