tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523176879771875815.post2570620089513017962..comments2023-04-27T04:30:40.440-05:00Comments on Digging Out of Distraction: While the Physicist's Away...Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05383099148014297450noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523176879771875815.post-41414779147778272212013-02-27T12:11:41.729-06:002013-02-27T12:11:41.729-06:00It's nice to be able to do what you want to do...It's nice to be able to do what you want to do whenever you want, but I hear you on the downside. I've handled all the not so fun stuff of running the household and maintaining the vehicles as well. It gets old after a while. When the College Kid was still bitty bit, the Physicist took a position 8 hours away from our home. That lasted 2.5 years. It was tough, but we got through it. I know I developed an amazing respect for single parents who didn't always have the support from their ex-spouses and were doing the job of raising their kids alone. <br /><br />So you sure do deserve a lazy weekend every other weekend. Seriously!!<br /><br />Have a super rest of your day and thanks for stopping by the Veranda.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05383099148014297450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523176879771875815.post-26952801381482219572013-02-27T12:05:22.687-06:002013-02-27T12:05:22.687-06:00I don't have a cat anymore, so every weekend I...I don't have a cat anymore, so every weekend I don't have my children is an indulgence of lounging around the house. I'm the same way about fixing myself up - meticulously so - but every other weekend it becomes optional. Some days a shower is also optional. Meals are casual and tend to consist of odds and ends. (A Snickers totally includes all four food groups!) I admit, I've wallowed a bit in the freedom of setting my own schedule, doing what I wish, when I wish, with zero regard for anyone else. There are advantages to single life. There also disadvantages, but who wants to hear about those? :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04155143946966562493noreply@blogger.com