Solitary Indulgences

It was my plan when I started this blog to write twice a day.  That doesn't seem to be working for me.  The day goes by and then it is dark and I have cards to play or meetings to go to and by the time all is quiet here and I can write, guess what, I am really wanting to indulge in one of my favorite "Solitary Indulgences"  I want to read.  In my bedroom I always have at least two books on the go, God forbid I finish one and don't have another to reach for.  I take a couple of short trips every day, weather permitting, 7 flakes of snow and I will probably not go out; on these trips which last 4 to 14 minutes I always listen to CBC radio.  I learn so much from these commentaries, usually snippets taken out of context of a conversation that I missed the first part of or won't hear the last part of.  Tonight on the approx 7 minute drive home from a meeting I heard the phrase "Solitary Indulgences" and I liked it so much that I have made it the title for tonights blog.  I probably have many solitary indulgences but reading is what came to mind when I heard those words.  In my family of origin I was a really strange bird.  Besides being legally blind without glasses I loved books.  I was told quite often and usually with an backhand or some other implement that would cause pain, that reading was a lazy thing to do and I was therefore a lazy person for doing it.  Even the pain it brought me never stopped me from sneaking books home from school or friends.  Except for a box of books at the end of the hall closet upstairs, I don't remember any reading material in that house.  Because I was so near sighted I had to hold books right up to my eyes to read, and because I would escape into the book, I was caught often.  I have other solitary indulgences; when I am house/pet sitting I watch a lot of television, something I seldom do at home.  It does feel like an indulgence when I watch one movie or program after the other.  I am going to work on the guilt that is involved in my indulgencies.  I think I will start by going to bed and reading my latest book from the library.

Tuesday November 30th, 2010..........11:03p.m.