u/WiseSleep4533

i live alone,so after work i dont have much going on. most days, i get home have a spindrift or a topo choco hard seltzer, and put on a movie. i keep rewatching arrival lately. its slow, so it doesnt wind me up, but it still keeps my attention

Then I make something easy. eggs, a sandwich, chicken cutlets, whatever takes the least effort. By then I’m ready to sleep

I’m still not used to sleeping during the day. Even when I’m tired, my body knows it’s daytime. I got nicetown blackout curtains and loop earplugs, and they help.

Sometimes I turn my pococo star projector on low too, just to make the room feel more like night. I lie there looking at the ceiling for a bit, and most times I drift off.I’m not fully used to this schedule yet, but having a small after-work routine makes it feel less weird.

I’d like to have a dog someday. Coming home, eating something simple, then taking a dog out for a walk when the sun is already up sounds nice

what do you like doing after work? do you go straight to sleep, or stay up for a bit and pretend youre having a normal morning?

livjng near the coast means the salt humidity basically turns all my backyard tools into garbage within a season or two

my dad is getting up there in age too and he was constantly wrestling with our old big-box store plastic reel because it had zero tracking and everything would just bunch up and jam inside the casing.

finally got fed up with buying throwaway junk and decided to just buy something heavy-duty.

ended up coughing up like $280 for tools stainless wall reel, and paired it with a dramm valve and a brass nozzle. it winds the line pretty evenly so far so my dad doesn't have to fight it anymore, but man, nearly $300 for a hose reel still hurts my soul to think about lol

for anyone else dealing with severe coastal rust, do these full stainless setups actually hold up long term? do i need to spray marine grease on the swivels before winter hits to make this thing last?

When I have time off, I realize I could stay home alone for weeks and be completely fine with it

Not in a sad way, thereve been times when my parents are concerned lol.. A few friends I know get restless if they don’t go out, but I feel calm in my own space. I usually only leave for groceries, walking my dog, or things I can’t do at home.

Most of the time, I enjoy being alone. During the day I read for a while. Lately I’ve been into The Comfort Book by Matt Haig, or I’ll watch a movie if I don’t feel like reading. I still scroll a bit.

I’m not pretending I live some perfect offline life. I the afternoon I work out at home with my mat and dumbbells, then shower and make something easy to eat.

At night I play quiet music on my speaker, usually Bon Iver, Ólafur Arnalds, or a Spotify piano playlist. Then I turn on my star projector, read a few pages on my Kindle, and fall asleep in a quiet room.

I know some people would feel trapped living like this, but to me it feels peaceful. I don’t hate people. I just don’t need constant interaction to feel okay. Just wanted to share with people who get it.