{"id":799,"date":"2015-01-21T01:05:39","date_gmt":"2015-01-21T09:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/annroth.net\/blog\/?p=799"},"modified":"2015-01-17T11:15:37","modified_gmt":"2015-01-17T19:15:37","slug":"best-listener-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/annroth.net\/blog\/hump-day-wednesday\/best-listener-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Best. Listener. Ever."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"talk<\/a><\/p>\n

“Are you talking to me or yourself?” my husband has been known to ask. That way, he knows whether to listen or not. Smart man.<\/p>\n

The thing is, I talk to myself a lot. When I’m in the process of making a decision. When I think through a plot idea for a book or cook or search for a recipe in one of my many recipe boxes. When I decide what to wear to an event or pack for a trip. Occasionally, even when I read. Because, face it, I really pay attention to myself. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Sure, there are times I grab a pen and notebook (or scrap of paper–whatever I can find),\u00a0 and scribble my thoughts on paper instead. That works, too.<\/p>\n

I don’t know where or how the habit of talking to myself started. I’ve tried to stop it, but sooner or later, it always creeps back.<\/p>\n

I try not to do it in public. I don’t want people thinking I’m nuts or something. \ud83d\ude42 But from time to time, it does happen. If someone is within hearing or seeing distance, I make a joke about talking to myself because know I’m truly listening. People usually smile. Some admit that they to it, too.<\/p>\n

I’m pretty sure there lots of folks out there who do the same thing. Why else would the comic above be so popular?<\/p>\n

Until next time,<\/p>\n

Ann<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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