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Catching Up While Social Distancing
The group get-togethers have been replaced by one-on-one phone calls, and I love one-on-ones. Yet, I’m exhausted. Like many of us that lean more introverted, I get my energy from solitude and expend energy during interactions. Even introverts like people. Sometimes it’s hard to tell, I know.
The phone calls, though. I rarely answer the phone spontaneously — it’s not like I’m sitting around doing nothing waiting for it to ring. I am doing something on which I am focused, and I don’t easily switch gears on the fly. And so far in my life, I haven’t missed an urgent call. Sure, there was the time my daughter was in Chile during the 8.9 earthquake and I chose not to run to the phone since I was already one foot into the shower. I didn’t know it was her, and while I was mad at myself when I realized I’d missed a window of her limited availability, to this day I still have her voice message that helped me know she was strong and capable and handling it. So yes, there was one time — sort of.
Most who know me well know that they will have more luck catching me if they text me before calling. It gives me a chance to bookmark my spot, drive another nail, finish my dog’s walk…
