Pros/Cons of having no kids around...

Pros and Cons of having the kids gone for a week or two...


Pros:

You can sleep as late as you want or until the dog’s whining to go out wakes you or hubby thinks it is time for you to get up, even though it is the weekend and is raining therefore your plans for the day are cancelled.

You don’t have to do dishes every day (or twice a day).

You don’t have to do laundry every day.

No yelling or fighting …at least not among the kids!.

You can watch whatever you want and not worry about little ears hearing or little eyes seeing inappropriate things.

You can sit around all day and no one will bug you, unless hubby is home.

You can walk around naked or in your underwear and as long as your blinds are closed only you and the dog will know-not that I did this. LOL

You can go shopping and spend hours in the book section without kids screaming that they are bored. I did do this and it was absolute bliss!



Cons:

It is just you... by yourself... all day.

It is just you and unromantic hubby all weekend. (What am I going to do when the kids move out?!)

I am bored. (And no I do not want to clean.)

I have this on again/ off again love of writing. When I write I write a lot but then I can go for months without writing- as is obvious in this blog. Sometimes it is just because I am not in the mood but mainly it is because I am so busy I don’t take the time. I need to take the time to write because it helps reduce my stress. :-)




So I recently had a visit from my sis-in-law. She made me realize that I get so busy and stressed out that I forget to show my hubby how much I appreciate his hard work. He gets up at 4:30am to go to work and doesn’t usually get home till 6pm. He is always tired and in a mood when he gets home. So I have started getting up when he does and fixing him some breakfast to take with him. Amazingly it has improved his mood. I think he appreciates the effort. And I have found I actually enjoy doing it for him. I am going to try to continue this along with coming up with some additional ways to spoil him. :-)