Thursday: After work, I went to a friend's house and played with her super-cute, super-smiley baby while we chatted. Then I went home and heated up my dinner. My husband and son called, and I chatted with them on the phone for a few minutes. Missed them. Ate dinner while watching a movie (!). After dinner, wished they were here, although did enjoy watching a whole movie in one evening. The house was so quiet and dark. Snuggled with my husband's pillow when I went to sleep at 9:30 pm.
Friday: Woke up at 4:45 am (have been doing this all week, no need to stop now, says my body). Got up at 5:15 am. Took sheets off all the beds and started a load of laundry. Collected the trash. Dark outside. So quiet in the house, no one to talk to. Really missing the guys. At 5:30 am, made myself lie on the couch and read this book I've been totally obsessed with. Found myself listening for sounds of my son waking up and joining me. We usually read together in the early morning. At 6:30 am, finished last page of book. Still dark outside. Wondered what I was going to do all day.
Made and ate breakfast. More laundry. Spent an hour (an hour!) looking through this new cookbook that I borrowed from the library and made grocery list. Got groceries. Got text from hubby that I could watch as many episodes of Burn Notice as I wanted without him. (You can probably guess how the rest of the day went.) Did take a few breaks from watching to play piano, download photos from camera, and work on anniversary gift for hubby. Didn't leave the house again, but did have the windows open for fresh air. Tried to nap to make up for early morning start, but was unsuccessful as apparently hadn't expended enough calories.
Found myself relaxing more as the day progressed. Even found myself completely filled with happiness at one point as I was eating an apple, watching Burn Notice, and feeling nice breeze/hearing outdoor noises through screen door.
Saturday: woke up at 5:00 am. Got up at 6:00. Not impressed with ability to sleep in. Today felt like more free time than I needed. Missed the guys quite a bit. Rattled around the house. Did more laundry, read, and met a neighbor to play piano duets. After lunch, hopped in the car and met up with the guys. It was so great to see them! Hugs and kisses galore.
Overall thoughts: It was so wonderful to have this time for myself. I am hugely thankful to my husband for organizing it. While I didn't catch up on sleep as much as I had hoped, I did many things that I can't usually spend much time on. I slowed down my pace a little. And I was completely ready to see my hubby and son again - and return to real life - by the end. Mission accomplished.
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