Question 1:
What is it with men and remote controls? My husband is a little technical freak, he loves technology, always wishes to have the newest gadgets and loves to have a remote control to everything. One for the soundsystem, one for the media system, one for the TV, one for the TV-card in the computer, one for the lights and that´s just the living room! On our livingroom table we have 5 active remote controls! And no you can´t combine them in one, apparently they are already combined with things that I don´t know.... I am just waiting for the moment where he will find a remote control for his wife :D
Question 2:
How can people go to sleep between 9 and 11pm on a daily basis? How can they find time for themselves? Let´s say you work until 5 (which I don´t think many people do) and let´s say you are not having children, so you might be home by 5:30, cook until 6:30, eat until 7:30 maybe hang a laundry or iron until 8:30, who can go to sleep at 9pm? Let´s say you are having a class after work, so you are maybe home at 9pm, eat something small and clean up a bit until 10pm, who can just go and sleep without having any time to read, watch tv, surf the net or blog? I don´t know, I never manage to be in bed before midnight, most nights it is around 12:30 - 1pm. I asked people at work when they go to sleep and they all said between 9 and 11pm and I just wonder how? When do you go to sleep???
Question 3:
How can you not be in touch with your family and say you are having a good contact? We had a discussion at work the other day. One of the guys said that he didn´t see his parents and siblings since Christmas. So naturally I asked where do they live? They live 10min away from him. He says that they have a really nice contact and talk on the phone maybe once a month, they meet on Christmas and Eastern. I was shocked! Then another guy said that he has just nothing to talk to his mom, he only picks up every fifth call of her, beside the weather they have no common subject and he never calls her, since she calls him. Then a girl said, that she hasn´t been in touch with her family since 15 years when her father passed away, there were some issues they just couldn´t work out. Then a woman (she is about 50) said, that she visits her parents once a month but it is a "must" nothing she really wants and it bothers her. By then I was sitting in total shock. I know that people in the north might not be as family oriented as people in south of Europe, but almost every one of my co-workers does not have close contact with their family. I see my husbands family at least once per week on Friday night for Shabbes, Mr. J.S. talks to his mom almost every day, when we lived in Switzerland we met my parents and siblings at least once a week, I talk to each one of my family members individually at least once per week (this includes my father, my mom, my sister, my brother and my grandmother). Since I moved here 5 months ago, both my sisters and my mom came to visit me and I went home once. Is this because we are Jewish? Are Jewish families having a stronger band per se? How can you bring up children and when they leave the house not keep in touch, not try as much as possible that the siblings keep in touch, that the cousins and grandparents are in touch?
Curious to read your thoughts!
Have a good week everybody!
About Me
- Mia M
- Mom of 3 toddlers, working fulltime and when I get some time over I LOVE to bake and create!
8 comments:
Let's start with question 2. I never go to sleep before midnight either. When I get back home, I usually cook (if I'm very unlucky I also pop into a shop to buy a thing or two I forgot in the weekly shopping), eat, do some work (like marking or emergency lesson preparation), check my mails and read a few blogs, go to bed, read, read and read. Then by the time I switch off the light it is about midnight.
I don't undestand how people can sleep early unless they read very little and don't spend much time on the Internet.
By the Jewish Smörgasbord, I'm planning to go to Switzerland to ski in a few days.
I'll get back online later concerning the other questions.
Hey YOU!
#1 Go easy on your hubby. I'm NOT into gadgets and controllers and I have a controller for my TV, for the cable, for my fan, for my stereo, for the air purifier for the vcr and the dvd player; and that's just the living room too! The problem isn't us, it's that people are so lazy that companies make controllers for EVERYTHING now. And you don't want him to have a controller for you. Then he could just shut you up when he was watching tv or something ;)
#2 I go to bed between 9 and 10. I wake up at 5:30 am. If I don't go to bed by then, I don't get enough sleep and I am a grouchy teacher to deal with. However, I am off work at 3:15. Many days I come home at 3:30. Sometimes I stay at work to do planning or grading until 4 or 5. Even so, that leaves me a lot of time at home before bed. Since I still live alone for now, dinner can be something as ridiculous as cereal, or I could do up a stir fry. I don't cook often enough since I hate cooking just for myself. I sometimes wonder how people with families and such get it all done. Oh, and as far as reading. I don't do enough of it, but I'm online way too much. :)
#3 The family question is a good one. It's sad so many people aren't close with their immediate families. I have a brother who lives 2.5 hours away from me. I talk to him maybe two or three times a month. Even when we lived 7 miles away, I only saw them once every week or two. I have another brother 30 minutes from me, due to many circumstances, we rarely talk or see eachother. Until yesterday, I hadn't seen him since my mom's funeral in Oct. It's sad. My dad lives 40 minutes from me and I do see him almost every week and we talk once or twice a week. It's just the way families are. My fiance talks to him mom every couple days and sees her about once a week. It just depends on so many factors.
Good questions don't know the answers let me know when you find them lol.
My husband used to be the same with remotes until we had children then once one was smahed we decided to put them away.
As for bed, I love to stay up late but I find I really need to go to bed at about 10.30 each night or else I end up really cranky and get migrains.
:D
#1- I don't have a remote anything so I can't really say.
#2- I just don't get some things done.
#3- I don't know. I don't. I really don't. Sorry.
Ask about the meaning of TS Eliot's The Wasteland and I can give you a book though. Not practical I admit, but hey, its at least something!
Ilana: I see we have the same habits ;)Where will you ski? I heard there is very little snow this year. Have fun and greet the alps for me!
Tamara: You have even more remote controller than we have, I always thought we´re the worst..... Well you have a lot of time to yourself and to relax in the afternoons. But I think it also depends if you´re a morning or a night person. Regarding the family question, I think every family is very different and who am I to judge. It just shocked me when I was sitting in a room the other day and nobody wanted or had much contact with their family.
SW/FM: well, guess the comments cover them all....
Baleboosteh: it´s the opposite for me, to much sleep causes me headaches....
Ami: you´re hilarious!
comment from myself:
By the way, I went to bed last night at 10pm cause I was really tired, guess what, I woke up at 4am totally awake and couldn´t fall asleep again. Guess I really just need my 6 hours ;)
We're planning to go to Grächen, near Zermatt. By the way, I was wondering if you were a German or a French speaker.
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