This Modern Philosopher has been suffering from cabin fever lately due a self-imposed exile brought on by the recent frigid weather. The House on the Hill is a wonderful place in which to live, and it’s my bunker against the uncertainties that often roam the streets in angry mobs, but sometimes, I can to turn it into a prison.
So today I decided it was time to grant myself parole and venture out into the world. When I stepped out into the light, I was surprised to find that the grill at the end of the porch had been shoved down towards the front door by the fierce winds that have been plaguing Maine lately. So maybe I had been right to hide inside…
I stuck to the plan and headed out towards The Mall. When I need to do something to improve my mood, I like to shop. However, I don’t buy things for me. Nothing makes me happier than to go on a shopping spree for The Girl Who Deserves the World.
Today, I did just that. I filled my basket with silly, funky items that I knew would make her smile and coax that dimple out of hiding. I felt alive, I felt free, and I felt in love. I went to two stores and didn’t buy a single thing for myself, but I felt like I had done just as much for me as I had for her.
I don’t always understand why I fall into one of my funks, but I know that the best way to get out of it is by doing something special for The Girl Who Makes My Heart Beat Faster.
I must confess that I did stop on the way home to buy myself a somewhat unhealthy lunch, but I blame that on the recent posts I wrote about Mayor McCheese and Hamburglar!
So what about you, Modern Philosophers? What do you do when you need to get out of a funk, or shake off the cabin fever? Do you like to shop for someone special, or do you find it more rewarding to shop for yourself? Who wants to come help me wrap my purchases, since I’ve made it clear that I’m the world’s worst wrapper?
I know this wasn’t my usual silly post about life in Maine, but there’s more to life up here than what makes me laugh. Sometimes, I need to let the hopeless romantic shove the court jester aside and take control of the blog.
Thank you for allowing me to indulge the man who writes from the heart, rather than from the funny bone…
the romantic side of you becomes you
Thank you. It does take over control of the keyboard every once in awhile…
Oh I wrote a post about this yesterday called Uncracking My Shits http://stephrogers.wordpress.com/2013/01/27/uncracking-my-shits/
But mine is all self-centred… I can’t remember the last time Hubby went shopping for me, I think it was buying an engagement ring. That’s one lucky Girl you have in that House on the Hill.
Awww…thanks. Hopefully she sees your comment. : ) I’ll go check out your post now…
I hope The Girl Who Deserves the World appreciates you.
Me, too.
Awww. I like the warm fuzzy side of you, too! Workin on a post now about how we smacked the winter blues upside the head today,,sledding in the gravel pit, hotdogs, food coloring, and a fire.
That sounds like fun! Glad you enjoyed the other side of my writing…
Making 2 people smile with one trip sounds like a good plan to me. I like to cook or bake some family favorites to get out of a funk. Just hearing the “Ooo is that for us?” makes everyone smile. Great uplifting post.
I’m glad you enjoyed it. I needed the smiles, and the shopping spree was exactly what I needed. Now I’m craving homemade treats. Send me some?
You ol’ romantic, you! (no, seriously, you need to be cloned, or at least bottled, or something!)
The Girl Who Refuses To Allow Me To Be Cloned would not like that idea…
There’ll be outrage at every turn, I tell you!
Well, she reads the blog and the comments, so now she’ll know there’s a demand for another me…
Glad you got out…no one should be cooped up much in the winter.
The imagination…can get …even more interesting then usual.
Nice to show the mush in you – as we head towards Valentine’s Day
Thanks. It’s sometimes safer to stay cooped up in Maine, though. The weather can be incredibly horrible and dangerous!
I play games online with my friends, odd to say that that is an escape when I am still inside – and I do go outside, running errands on foot since I can thankfully walk just about everywhere!
Whatever it takes! Thanks for sharing.
Are you SURE it was all for her? You didn’t make a foray into Victoria’s Secret?
Im betting the birthrate will be rather high nine months from now….
Don’t even bring up going to VS (I can’t type out the name!). I went there a few months ago to get her birthday present and had a total panic attack. Being the only man in that store…I just felt so alone…I can’t go back in there again alone. Freaking out just thinking about it… (I’m sure The Girl Who Giggles At My Phobias is reading this and giggling…)
Too cute, because I have read and seen “The Shining.” This is a much happier winter story.
Well, the man who wrote The Shining lives about two miles from me…
Does he really? I love his books! He is such a descriptive author.
Yes, he is a neighbor. I mentioned this is my recent post about Mr. King building the dome for Maine. I drove over to his house to chat, but he wasn’t home…
I take a walk with my iPod on full volume, usually singing along.
That sounds like fun. What were you singing today?
“The Choke” by Saves the Day, “Little Lion Man” by Mumford & Sons, and “Wake Up Exhausted” by Tegan and Sara…those were on the way in to work. The one thing I miss about my formerly long commute is the hour or two of singing in the car every day
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I do enjoy singing in the car, although the Girl Who Controls The Radio will often shut it off in mid-song when my singing starts to annoy her…which is pretty much anytime I sing…
Well, invite her to sing along! I like singing with my girls in the back seat – when they do Adele or Of Monsters and Men, it just makes me smile.
She’s too shy. Of course, on the rare occasion that she does sing, it’s incredibly adorable.
Of course. Its always the quiet ones
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Oh, good boyfriend! Good, good boyfriend!
I’m working on a post called “A Husband’s Guide to Scoring” and think I will have to reference this as a way to earn bonus points.
I look froward to reading that post…
It should prove quite useful.
They call it “Retail Therapy”
Yes, I know.
Thanks for taking us along on your shopping spree!
You’re welcome. Sorry I didn’t have enough cash on me to buy something for everyone who follows the blog…
That’s okay I was eating caramel corn while reading and shopping along with you!