List #261: When the Boys Are Away

It's been a rough two months at my house. The boyfriend has been traveling a lot for work and this week he began what is nearly a two week stint away from the homestead. In fact, because I'm taking a little mini-break and heading out of town to see a best friend, the boyfriend and I will see each other for less than 24 hours in the course of then next 10 days. Plus, when the boyfriend is traveling I don't actually get to the little guy either. It's not an ideal situation.

But! There is a silver lining. Most importantly I'll get to take a mental break from work and life and visit with one of my best friends for a long weekend. We have plans for Greek food and 90s dance parties. Basically all of that is awesome.

And even though the house is quiet and a little lonely, it some ways it's refreshing to have a few nights by myself.

With the boys gone, here is how I spend my evenings.

• Doing laundry. And since our washer is actually broken, I have to set a timer to manually change each setting.
• Eating tacos on the couch.
• Loading and unloading the dishwasher.
• Procrastinating packing.
• Watching back-to-back episodes of Hindsight. Seriously, watch this show.
• Reading long books.
• Letting candles burn for too long.
• Falling asleep on the couch.
• Talking on the phone to my mom.
• Folding laundry.
• Watching too much HGTV. 
• Playing too many games on my phone.
• Dealing with a needy cat who sits on me way too much.

So yeah, super exciting stuff going on here. But really, I'll be away soon. Drinking a few more drinks than one should and riding subways all day long. One should always vacation in March.