Am I boring?
If you ask me what my idea of a good night is, I’d say being at home with my husband. Our girls would be asleep in bed. We’d have a good film on, and perhaps a takeaway too. I’d be laying on the sofa under a blanket next to my husband.
Boring? Perhaps, but that’s my idea of a good night!
That may change as our children get older. I may push the boat out, and my husband and I may go out for a meal in the evening, perhaps a concert or the cinema etc, but for now a night in is a good night for me!
I’m not one of these people who enjoy going out, getting hammered and dancing until you get kicked out. I wasn’t even that person when I was a teenager. Yes, I’d go into town with my mates. We’d go to clubs, I’d drink, but I can count on one hand the amount of times I got drunk. It just wasn’t for me.
I’m quite happy going to the pub for a drink in the evening, and for a meal etc, but clubbing to the early hours just isn’t for me!
I recently went into town with my friends, and whilst the club was great and I recognised the songs being played, as it was a 90s night, I just didn’t enjoy the dancing aspect of it.
I know some people enjoy going out and doing all of that, but it’s just not me. Does that make me boring? Some may think so, but then I look at my life and I know that I’m not boring.
Although nights out may not be my thing, I’ve done plenty of things that many others haven’t. I’ve organised numerous charity events to raise funds for various charities. I’ve run a half marathon, and this weekend will see me run my second half marathon. I’ve also bagged myself a charity place at the London Marathon 2019 and have so far raised £1,400 for them.
I also like to fill my weekends with family outings and days out. To be honest, by the time the evening comes round, after having spent the day working, looking after the children, cooking and cleaning etc, all I really want to do is relax in the comfort of my own home!
18 Comments
Kev
October 5, 2018 at 7:13 am
I don’t think there’s anything wrong with the things you’ve noted that you like doing. I very much look forward to our take away and bottle of wine and watching stuff we like on a Friday night. Not everyone is in to the same stuff such as going out clubbing, and that’s what makes the world interesting!
Good luck for the run too!
Dave Pearson
October 5, 2018 at 8:31 am
Not boring at all. I much prefer staying in than going out. As we grow, we change, nothing wrong with that. I did my getting drunk and being silly in my late teens. By 21 I was a homeowner!
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Bryony shaw
October 5, 2018 at 9:31 am
100% not boring! #thatfridaylinky
Enda Sheppard
October 5, 2018 at 9:50 am
What have other people to do with you being boring or not? Nothing! We don’t let other people decide what we will eat for dinner, or what we will wear, or indeed anything important in our lives, so why let anyone else decide if you are boring? If you are happy? You do what makes you happy, and once no horses are frightened, or no-one else gets hurt, just carry on doing it! #ThatFridayLinky
ruth cartwright
October 5, 2018 at 1:24 pm
Not boring, just a mum #ThatFridayLinky
Wrae Sanders
October 5, 2018 at 1:37 pm
Relaxing at home with family can be fun! I enjoy it a lot more than i used to. #thatfridaylinky
Michele Morin
October 5, 2018 at 3:30 pm
Yes!
Jo
October 5, 2018 at 3:38 pm
You certainly aren’t boring. Priorities change as we get older. A night in with a good film and takeaway sounds like heaven to me #thatfridayLinky
Sigrid Chu
October 5, 2018 at 6:07 pm
Hello Emily,
You’re not boring at all! I don’t think there’s any boring person. Each of us has our own personalities that make us unique and interesting. And that can never be boring. #thatfridayLinky
Best,
Sigrid
Calleen Petersen
October 5, 2018 at 7:20 pm
I’ll take a boring night in any day of the week.
Tracy Albiero
October 5, 2018 at 7:34 pm
It is just tooooo much now. I would rather curl up with my family or catch a dinner with my gal pals. I would never want to go back to club days. #thatfridaylinky
Claire Rocks
October 5, 2018 at 8:52 pm
You certainly aren’t boring. If that is what you like doing, then who is to judge? Each to their own I say
John Adams
October 6, 2018 at 8:29 am
Over the years Emily, what you want changes. More to the point, I look back at the John in his twenties and I can now be honest. Did I REALLY enjoy those nights in awful nightclubs, being too shy to talk to any of the women there? Did I really enjoy those awful house parties where inexperienced, small town 19 year old drinkers would drink until they vomited, convinced this was a great way to spend their time? Er, no, I did not, or I at least questioned what was going on, unsure if this was a good way to spend my time. No you are not boring Emily, you’ve merely grown up and are honest with yourself. Thanks for hosting #thatfridaylinly
Mummy here and there
October 6, 2018 at 11:11 am
That is not boring, anything switching off from a long day of parenting is what tickles my pickle. Even if I do fall asleep watching a movie lol X #thatfridaylinky
Dynamic Dad
October 7, 2018 at 11:34 am
Everyone has their own way of relaxing or blowing off steam, and even that changes depending on their mood. To one it may be boring, but to another it could be a skill… “I wish I could settle in front of the TV, but I always find I need to be doing something…”
Twicemicrowaved tea
October 8, 2018 at 1:45 pm
I don’t think you sound boring at all – it actually sounds like you have a lot going on with a family, half marathons and fundraisers! I think there’s nothing better than lying on the sofa watching a film and I can’t think of anything worse than going clubbing now! #thatfridaylinky
Musings of a tired mummy…zzz…
October 11, 2018 at 11:06 am
I don’t think it is boring to find things that make you happy and focus on them. Family is the most important thing in the world. #thatfridaylinky
Out Of Depth Dad
October 19, 2018 at 1:05 pm
Not boring at all! A really interesting read! #ThatFridayLinky