Time to Myself

I am really starting to miss Russ and Evan a lot. I can't wait for them to get home this afternoon and give them big hugs. Despite worrying about them I've enjoyed the rest and freedom of this couple days of solitude. I feel like I've had a nice mix of relaxing and industry...and it seems like so much of both compared to my normal life. :)

Here's what I've been up to...Moms and Dads out there will be jealous of this list. Others may just scratch their heads as to why these things are worth bragging about.

1) Turn on music. I like and turn it up so loud that I wouldn't hear anything a toddler might be doing.
2) Unhurriedly wash and put away the greens from our CSA--unhurriedly!
3) Spend several hours in a row working on a project outside during which I made 4 trips out in the car whenever it felt convenient without telling anyone or taking anyone with me. These hours resulted in a nice new path and a new sitting area on our front stoop.
4) Then I sat in said sitting area and called a friend. I talked to that friend for a good long time while doing NOTHING! No folding laundry, no doing dishes, no interruptions. I needed a rest from all that yard work, after all. :)
5) I ate both my lunch and dinner outside by myself and have yet to need to run the dishwasher or wash a dish.
6) I took a bath without having to ask permission of my husband a la "Could you watch Evan so I could take a bath?" and all the imposition and guilt that a question like this brings (at least a little bit)
7) I left for my knitting class without having to say goodbye to anyone or feel like maybe I shouldn't go after all. And class was lovely as usual.
8) Watched a girly movie while knitting until midnight because I knew I wouldn't have to be on duty the next day.

And this is just Thursday!!!!