Re: Privacy for Introverts | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Richart Keller (richart.kellergmail.com) | |
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2015 10:13:59 -0700 (PDT) |
Some folks have a shade on the window in their front door. If its down, it means that they don't want company. Or maybe a do not disturb tag on the front door knob... Rick Keller Pioneer Valley Cohousing 401 486-2677 On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 12:42 PM, Elizabeth Magill <pastorlizm [at] gmail.com> wrote: > > This is a huge problem for me. Our porches were available for nearly a > year before the common house had its occupancy permit (long story), so they > have developed into a major socializing place. I *love* that. > > *And* it means that being on the porch appears to mean you want visitors. > *And* I personally have no ability to say no to neighbors. So my neighbor > comes up, says "want visitors" and I always say yes. Even when I am > supposedly writing my thesis or an article, or doing work. I even sometimes > say "I'm working but I can take a break". > > Mama mia! > > I finally sent a note to my neighbors explaining that if I am in the back > yard, please do not ask me if I'm free--assume I am not. I hope to build a > deck and dream that I will then start getting work done. > > Also there is the common house question: when my "sit silently and write" > group meets during the day we usually have at least one child come in to > chat. That is, one child not related to any of us. Cohousing has taught me > (somewhat, see above) to be able to draw better boundaries. "We can't be > interrupted anne, sorry". But when we meet in the evenings there are lots > of interruptions. > > Love to hear if other communities have a way to deal with that. > > I like the hat suggestion, I might try it. Sometimes I don't go out to our > labyrinth because I'll have to pass all the people on the way. > > -Liz > (The Rev.) Elizabeth M. Magill > www.mosaic-commons.org > Berlin, MA > 508-450-0431 > > > > > On Sep 29, 2015, at 8:03 AM, Marilyn Seiler <marilynseiler72 [at] gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > How does your community address the outside-the-home privacy needs for > the introverts of your cohousing community? Is privacy primarily INSIDE the > home or are adaptations such as privacy fences allowed and used? What > other measures or means are you using to promote a sense of privacy for > those who have high privacy needs? Thank you. > > > > Marilyn Seiler > > _________________________________________________________________ > Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: > http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-L/ > > >
- Re: Privacy for Introverts, (continued)
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Re: Privacy for Introverts Catya Belfer, September 30 2015
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Re: Privacy for Introverts Diana Carroll, September 30 2015
- Re: Privacy for Introverts Sharon Villines, September 30 2015
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Re: Privacy for Introverts Diana Carroll, September 30 2015
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Re: Privacy for Introverts Elizabeth Magill, September 30 2015
- Re: Privacy for Introverts Richart Keller, September 30 2015
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Re: Privacy for All & Neurodiversity Tiffany Lee Brown, February 25 2016
- Re: Privacy for All & Neurodiversity Sharon Villines, February 25 2016
- Re: Privacy for All & Neurodiversity Kathryn McCamant, February 26 2016
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Re: Privacy for Introverts Catya Belfer, September 30 2015
- Re: Privacy for Introverts David Heimann, September 30 2015
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