Perks of Being an Introvert

Family Vacation

Okay so here in America, we just had Labor day weekend.  Which normally for me means I don't see my parents at all.  But this year my aunt decided that we would have a camping trip.  I've never been camping, and what we did isn't really considered camping to some people.  They; being my aunt, uncle, and cousin; brought down their RV and we stayed at a nice RV park.  My other aunts, my other cousin, and myself stayed in a small cabin across from where the RV was parked while my brother slept on a couch in the RV. 

Now when I say small cabin, I mean small cabin.  There was a bunk bed, a full bed (not quite sure if it was king or queen sized but it was probably king), a mini fridge, and a table.  All in one room.

The first day was great, we made s'mores, there was a nice fire to keep us warm, and I caught up with my family.  We all went to bed around midnight too so we should have all been tired the next day.

My little brother decided to wake me up at 8:00 because he was lonely.  I was exhausted that entire day but I thought it was his fault until I realized, a few of my other family members were up before even he was.  That's when I realized that I wasn't at all physically tired.  I was mentally tired.

I figured a nap would help me, but it didn't.  Maybe a walk will help me.  My cousin went with me.  I couldn't regain any of my charge because wherever I went there were other people that I had to interact with.

Eventually they started noticing that I was tired.  They kept commenting on it (my cousin offered me a drink which I declined) I just felt like that was what they would remember about this trip.  That for some reason I was tired the entire time, when the truth is I just needed to sit alone in a room and think for an hour.

It wasn't bad though.  I loved the trip.  I loved seeing my family. 

So just know that, although you will feel tired and weak, you will enjoy the people around you.  You should at least enjoy laughing and being able to spend time with your family.  

That's the perk.  Although we don't always have enough energy to spend all of our time with our family, we won't get bored if there isn't enough people.  We get overwhelmed and that rush drains us but we will stay if it makes them happy even if sometimes we just want to curl up in a ball and read a book.