The Hermit

When did I become a hermit? How did it happen? When did I decide that staying in bed all day watching TV was a great way to spend the weekend? Sometimes I feel like I'm missing out on my life, yet I can't/don't want to change. At the moment I'm going to put the blame on two things:

The Weather:

I'm over the cold weather. I know I can't change it, but it's making me cranky and not wanting to do anything. The Dutch are great at just getting on with whatever they need/want to do, no matter the weather. I'm not like that. When it's cold, windy, wet, snowy etc, I really don't want to go outside. I just want to stay inside where it's warm. Since the warmest place is in bed, that's where I stay.

Being sick of meeting people:

I know this might sound stupid, but I'm sick of meeting people. I've always enjoyed meeting new people, but for some reason I just feel like I've reached my limit. I feel like I don't have the energy to meet new people and to spend time getting to know them. I mean, I've been here for almost 8 months, and I'm still meeting people. I don't feel like I have many friends that I can just be me around and that I know well and that they know me. I have many of these friends in Australia, which is probably why I miss it so much.

So I've turned into The Hermit. I prefer to sit around the house by myself and watch TV, read and scrounge for food (since going to the supermarket involves going outside in the cold). It's a bad habit, and it's one I want to change...just not yet. Hopefully it will change when the weather does, which in NL means 'who knows when'.