I agree. I am not an introvert but I do like my alone time. I am semi retired, still work about 10-15 hours a week as a Geriatric Social Worker and usually get the cases that require a lot of hand holding and that are highly emotionally charged, so when I get the time to be alone I cherish it.
DH has been gone for 6 weeks, we are building in GA. He comes back next week and I felt so bad tonight when we spoke, I said don't you want to take another week or 2 to monitor the building and finish up things. He said no...so I guess I will take this weekend cleaning up, I have my cutting board set up on the kitchen table, the ironing board in the living room ( was watching a movie and also pressing some seams). My quilting books and magazines spread all over. Does not take much for me to drag everything I own out when he is not here.
I did expand my sewing room at the next house to 20 x 40 realizing that I need the space and DH agreed that this is needed as I recently ( March) started collecting (rescuing) old machines...up to 28 as of today.