I need everyone's help. Please tell me all the GOOD things there are about being alone. Include mass quantities of humor please. Somehow, I have GOT to learn to laugh about this. Here are my ideas:<P>1. I can sing along with the radio as loud as I want to.<P>2. I can drop my slip in the middle of the bedroom, and I won't be yelled at.<P>3. If I wash my pantihose in the sink overnight, no one cares.<P>4. I can put my feet, in my shoes, on the coffee table.<P>5. I can turn the TV off!!!<P>Okay. Now it's your turn. Help me out with this 'cuz I need a laugh, and some perspective. Thanks!!<P>CJ<P>------------------<BR>Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.

CJ,<P>you want humor? just to brighten your day?<P>send me your personal email address to <P>whenifindthetime@yahoo.com<P>I have plenty of humor for you to see and read.<P><p>[This message has been edited by WhenIfindthetime (edited October 27, 2000).]

I can park my bicycle in the living room.<P>I can leave dishes in the sink.<P>I get to pick out the furniture I want & decorate the house the way I like.<P>------------------<BR>nick<P>it's only time that heals the pain and makes the sun come out again

Hmmmm let me think...<P>1. You don't have to make a real dinner. Just 'mac'(boxed macarroni & cheese) it!<P>2. You can wake up and look like 'who did it, and got away with it' until you feel like getting dressed.<P>3. You can watch talk shows without him asking, why do you watch that trash.<P>4. You can skip shaving your legs for just one more day, lol. Just make sure you were pants in public <P>5. You can try out the washer's spin cycle "sex" thrill finally, without getting caught <P>That's all I can think of at the moment. <P>------------------<BR><B>Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change...Courage to change the things I can...And the wisdom to know the difference.</B><P>lady_divine77@yahoo.com

Ok CJ...you asked for it!!!<P>(1) You can use as many batteries as you want and no one gets jealous! <P>(2) You don't ever have to shave your legs again if you don't want to!<P>(3) Definately mac and cheese!!<P>(4) No one to ask why you're wearing sweats to bed AGAIN!<P>(5) You get control of the TV remote!<P>(6) Got a headache? No problem!! <P>(7) No toilet seats left up!<P>Ok that's all I have...FOR NOW!! I can come up with more though. Gotta put my thinkin' cap on! <P>Mitzi <BR>

1. Stoufers' Mac and Cheese...(hey, I am a mac and cheese pureist!!)<BR>2. Remote control, def a biggie for me!!<BR>3. Can go to Sat am exercise class and do laundry whenever!!<BR>4. Read in bed until any hour of the night I want<BR><P>------------------<BR>Susan

Oh, I like the remote control idea! I haven't had the remote since the early 70's! I would tend to keep it on one channel and watch the whole show (oh no!)<P>I have a couple more ideas: <P>1) I can wrap up in all the blankies and not be accused of stealing all the covers.<P>2) I can snore as loud as I want, and no one will complain about it.<P>3) I can sleep on my left side and spread out all over the bed if I want.<P>CJ<P>------------------<BR>Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.

CJ,<P>That's a good one!!! I don't have to sleep on one side of the bed!!!!!! I can sleep in the middle!!!<P>Oh! And the blankets don't get messed up as much and no one hogs them!!<P>Mitzi

I can sit in front of my PC in my Calvins<P>I can do the dishes when I'm out of clean <BR>ones<P>I can just pile my laundry on the floor<P>I can leave the lid up<P>I don't have to tell anyone where I'm going or when I'll return<P>.............................................<P>Ok I guess I've become a little slovenly but hell....there is no to b***h about it! LOL<P>Bill

Bill, <P>I BUY new dishes when I'm out of them!<P>The image of you in your Calvins at the PC...well let's just say that belongs on the other thread. You know the one. <P>Thank you, you guys. I'm feeling a little better and I can see a benefit or two.<P>CJ<P>------------------<BR>Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.

Okay... what I like about being alone....<P>-I can take a long hot bubble bath without being distrubed.<P>-I can steal the batteries from the remotes if it is an "emergency" without risking getting caught.<P>-I can watch a good "chick" flick whenever I want to.<P>-I don't have to care if what I want to eat is acceptable by other people.<P>-I can spread out on the couch.<P>Java

CJ...<P>1. I can crank up thd Bose with Jazz tunes all night and not have to use the headpnones.<P>2. I can decide not to shave Saturday Morning...and Sunday too if I like.<P>3. I can decide not to do the laundry Saturday morning.<P>4. I can talk long distance to my buddies in Colorado, Georiga, Iowa and Wisconsin...all at the same time on a AT&T Conference Call.<P>5. I do not have to shovel the snow off the driveway until I decide to leave for the day.<P>6. I can leave the toilet seat either up or down.....it's my call.<P>7. I can read all day Saturday morning if I choose.<P>8. I can eat a Greek Salad At Panera Bread two nites in row after I leave the office and do not want to cook!<P>9. I can steal all the pillows in the bed if I like.<P>10. I can read the Sunday Tribune all morning and drink my Starbucks coffee too!<P>mrrlk<P>

I hear ya mrrik.....<P>Coltrane cranked wide open!!!

I couldn't resist this one.....<P>1.I can leave bread crumbs on the kitchen counter.<P>2.I can fire up my compressor in the middle of the night,and work on my car.<P>3.I can crank up the stereo,without someone yelling,"Turn that [censored] down!".<P>4.I can open all the windows in the house if I feel warm.<P>5.I can answer the phone without wondering if it's an in-law who needs something.<P>6.I can belch,or f*rt as loud as I want.<P>7.I can throw the wet towels on the floor if I want.<P>8.I can put some ice cream in the freezer,and it'll still be there later.<P>9.I can leave my wallet laying around,and the money will still be there later.<P>10.I can goof off on my computer without hearing,"Are you on that thing again?".<P>11.I CAN leave the toilet seat up(Hey,the dog needs water,too!).<P><BR> ~~Murph

ya'll have it wrong no dishes ...paper plates!!!!!!!<P>can crank my Chris LeDoux or 80's metal as loud as I want with out someone goin behind me to turn it down<P>can sleep sideways in the darn bed if I want<P>no hearin so whats for dinner ever night at 4:00.<P>I can take a bath without hearin the door open then a mini waterfall.<P>and my fav one is not hearin WELL WHAT DID YOU DO ALL DAY!!!<P>thats all I can think of off the top of my head..but I'll be back with more LOL<P>Lesa<P>------------------<BR>"It took me quite a while to realize that <B>the real deal</B> is to be able to be enough of a person on your own to know when somebody loves you and cares about you"<BR>----Stevie Ray Vaughan<P>"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and<BR> lean not unto thine own understanding." -Proverbs 3:5<BR>Take care and God Bless.<P> lms20ish@fidnet.com

Ok, good stuff you all mentioned I haven't quite got to the funny stage, yet.<P>1. No more walking on eggshells<P>2. Can buy a manageable electric weed whacker.<P>3. Replace all the artwork on the walls to please myself.<P>4. Don't cringe when the kids or the dogs do something wrong.<P>5. Don't have to plan full meals.<P>6. Grocery bills have dropped in half.<P>7. Can take herbs and vitamins without hearing how stupid it is.<P>8. Can make own choices and feel good about it.<P>Lori

Control of the TV remote is a big plus<BR>Rent all the chick flicks I want <BR>Spend time with my friends without feeling like I'm wasting rare time that could be spent with husband.<BR>Icecream for dinner <BR>Learning that mowing the lawn or cooking on the grill does not require a college degree, any fool can do it! <BR>Freedom to explore new places that don't have a sports arena involved.<BR>Sleeping on either side of the bed just cause I can.<BR>Flirting! Feeling good about myself!

Mowing the lawn & cooking on the grill doesn't require a degree? Well, I wish someone would have told me sooner. I dutifully paid off my student loans, consoling myself by thinking "at least I know how to barbeque". What a waste of 6 1/2 perfectly good years of my life and enough money for a 911 turbo. Man I'm depressed now . <P>Second the eggshells Lori.<P>------------------<BR>nick<P>it's only time that heals the pain and makes the sun come out again

Oh yeah,<BR>And I can have <B>ANYTHING</B> I want on the Pizza!<P>------------------<BR>nick<P>it's only time that heals the pain and makes the sun come out again

For me, there's only a couple I've noticed:<P>1. Food - I like that one, I can cook the kids chicken nuggets and have a yogurt for dinner if that's all I want.<P>2. I have total control of the power tools in the garage now. Now it's MY domain, not his.<P>3. I can use my favorite colors in my home finally - purple and yellow.<P>4. My own bed - however, I still sleep on my side and think it's weird, but I do.<P>Sorry guys, after reading your posts it reminds me of all the stuff I don't miss. I wish there was an icon with it's tongue hanging out saying "blah"!<P>Here's what I miss:<P>1. Him diagnosing what's wrong with my car.<P>2. No one here to stay with the kids while I run out for something (so I miss my built-in babysitter, isn't that terrible).<P>------------------<BR><BR>Kathy