An Extroverted Introvert I Am!

I bumped into an article that shouted " Extroverted Introvert" and i was shocked in horror to find out that is exactly how i am! 

Well, If you’re like me, you are an extroverted introvert. You can be outgoing, yet you desperately need your alone time.
You can’t do that. You are one or the other.

No, this is how I am. And that is how many other people are. But we are often misunderstood.

Take for instance, people often see me as completely, inarguably, extroverted because that’s the personality that gets the most attention. The other side of me, the side that stays home all day or watching the idiot box, does not get any attention (but I love doing that, take a look at my TV list if you don’t believe me).

Let me tell you what happened a few days ago.

I spent the day alone, cleaning, getting errands done, occasionally opening the fridge door hoping food would miraculously appear!. 
At 7.04pm, I got a text from a friend, asking what I was up to.
I responded, “Nothing, i guess. What’s up?”

Fifteen minutes passed and he didn’t respond. I wanted to go out and considered calling him to see what was happening, but also wanted to sit in bed and just watch Downton Abbey which i am nearing to its wits end before going to bed at 10 pm, my usual bed time. So I didn’t call. 

Another fifteen minutes passed and I finally made the call. It took half an hour and a significant amount of energy for me to put down the remote, pick up my phone, and call him to figure out the plan for that night.
So instead of staying in and knocking myself to sleep, I left my house at 8:30 pm to go out for drinks.

But the next day? I sat at the office cafe and tried to read a book, a habit i have to recultivate. I did some grocery shopping, 'cooked', and ate alone while watching TV. I spoke to almost no one. I only texted my friend who I went out with the night before to see how he was doing. I didn’t want to talk to anyone. And I loved it.

So yes I’m outgoing. But not all the time.
I know, it’s confusing but then again I could and would quickly bounce back and be dandy and chirpy all over again! (I think)