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I feel so giddy right now that I have to write a post about it:
I am Completely. Alone. In our house.
It’s quiet, it’s raining — which is nice because I have no guilt about not taking advantage of spring weather — and there are no must-do-this-minute chores calling my name. My husband took my daughter to meet his parents and hang out for a bit, so for the next two hours it’s just me, re-runs of Top Chef or Monk, my laptop, and a huge pile of work. The work part isn’t ideal — I’d much rather just totally zone out — but I’m not going to complain about it. I am drinking mint tea and having my favorite healthy snack of the moment — Greek yogurt with blueberries and raisins.
In other words, this is pretty close to a mini-heaven for this exhausted and frazzled working mother.
I was trying to remember the last time I was home alone during the weekend. I couldn’t. I think a few months ago I was sick and my husband took my daughter to play outside, but that’s it. The three of us are usually all together on weekends and I dread missing any time with my daughter before another crazy week begins. Every once in a while I leave for a few hours, usually to run some errands, but being home alone is a whole other category of relaxation. And since I know that my daughter is having a blast right now hanging with her grandparents and her dad, there’s no guilt involved.
This is a whole new level of a mental health weekend for me and wow, do I appreciate it!
Do you ever get a chance to be home alone on the weekend? Do you take some time to relax or end up doing chores?
This entry was posted on Sunday, April 27th, 2008 at 1:41 pm and is filed under Balancing Act, Your life.
Tags: finding ways to relax, little luxury, reducing stress, weekend
April 28th, 2008 at 3:36 am
Good for you! love the tea cup with the chocolate, heaven on earth!
April 28th, 2008 at 10:21 am
My husband usually takes one kid out at a time, so I´m never actually alone. But sometimes, very rarely, the inlaws will take one and he´ll have one and I get a chance to take a nap or just play online.
April 28th, 2008 at 11:01 am
I can totally relate. I work full-time and try to limit my time away from my son on the weekends. Every once in a while, he’ll go on an errand with his dad and I veg out on the couch watching Food Network. It makes me feel completely indulgent, ignoring my to-do list in favor of some me time.
April 28th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
I absolutely love having time on the weekend to be home alone. It’s become a rare thing since my husband now works Wednesday to Sunday!
I look forward to the times that he takes off with the boys for scout trips. It’s quite a treat to have the four of them gone, leaving me alone with our two “girls” (the dogs) and our cat! I enjoy having the house quiet and rather neat for a few days. With our sons all being teenagers, having a quiet house is a rarity - our home is the one where they all hang out. I think it has something to do with the well-stocked fridge!
I spend the time catching up on reading, perhaps sleeping a bit later than 6am and having some girl friends over to watch a chick flick or two.
April 28th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
It is rare, but I absolutely love time alone. It’s like I don’t know what to do first - and I usually end up doing chores, instead of just kicking back and relaxing, which is what I really SHOULD do. Hope you had a great afternoon!