Open Windows

     When we first moved into our house every window, except the kitchen and bathroom, had blinds attached. I was very happy about this fact as having my bedroom on the first floor was new and scary to me. When our living room became our bedroom for a time as our family expanded and the house didn't, I was thankful they were there too. I love having my windows open to let the fresh air in. But, there's something about when the sky darkens and lights need to go on that I need to block out the windows. Curtains in the kitchen and a cover for the bathroom went up first thing when we moved in. Possibly even before we officially moved in.
     Maybe I've watched too many CSI episodes about people being watched through their open windows. Forget about that movie "Rear Window." I'm sure there are others I just can't think of right now. Maybe it's because I know when I drive down the street at night if I can see in your window I'm curious and I'm looking. What room am I looking into? What color are the walls? Are there pictures hanging? Is the TV on? What are you watching? How many people live there? Maybe it's my nosy, writer nature. From a quick look I can make up a story or at least wonder a bit about the people in that house. Maybe that's why I always prefer walking to driving. I can see more, take in more, and create more stories.
     I don't get how people cannot know that you can see directly into their windows when night falls. If your lights are on and your windows are open, I can see you! Or at least inside your house. First floor second floor it's still an open window. No I'm not a peeper and I'm not going to stand outside and watch for hours. I swear I'm not crazy. But curiosity will always get the best of me and as I make my way past I will take a quick look. That's all.
     That is enough to make me anal about closing my curtains and blinds when evening comes. I think it drives my husband crazy but I really don't care. I have this thing about being watched. Our living room/bedroom has become our dining room with the upstairs addition. Being it faces the street those are the blinds that always get closed first. There is one that is partly broken. Has been for quite some time. With a little extra effort it still opens and closes as it should. When it breaks completely that will be the day I replace it. I have to have it open during the day to let the light in. And of course it must be closed come the evening. I can never leave it one way or the other.
     It is a daily task I feel i have to do. Opening and closing all curtains and blinds in the house. No one else seems to care but me and thats fine. I have asked my husband to replace the broken dining room blind but he hasn't gotten to it yet. If I thought it would be easy I'd just do it myself. It's a little more involved than I'd like being its been there since before we even owned the house. So I asked the husband, and if I have to I'll wind up fixing it. Which is fine being that it's my obsession. It's not the type of window that a curtain belongs on so it will eventually get replaced. Absolutely.
     So did you run and check your windows? Have I been able to see what you watch on that big screen TV as I drive by? Am I alone in my nosy obsession? How about your curtains? Can you see through them? Have you gone outside and looked into your own windows at night to check? Or is it just me and my special touch of OCD that would do something like that?