Thursday, April 11, 2019

I am Kevin McAllister. Day One.

My husband took our children to the great state of Texas for five days for Spring Break. I must stay here, at home, because I have to teach and work. This happens every year, the university where I teach usually has their spring break a month before my kids' rolls around. This means I'm not really able to travel and my kids sullenly accept that we are stuck at home for a week, slowly growing more and more irritated with each other because there is nothing to do. 
But this year, I am at home alone in the manner of Kevin McAllister for almost five whole days. I have lots of deadlines and work to do BUT OMG THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF.
I have a list of non-work related things I want to do:
*Read many, many trashy books and a couple of good ones
*Not cook or clean any of the things
*So many naps
*Go see the new After movie if I can find any other adults who will go with me, even if they haven't read the books
*Go to yoga
*Order take-out, repeat daily
*Watch what I want on the big TV

(also what should I watch because I always end up watching the same shit again and again)
(update: Can't watch Netflix because Mini lost the remote for the big TV that allows it to toggle between cable and Netflix/Amazon Prime and now I am desolate.)
(update: Is fine because Game of Thrones premiere is this weekend so will just rewatch old seasons)
*Not have weird, periodic panic attacks about the safety of my family because they are away from me
(update have only had a couple)

What should I add to this list? Help! I need to make the most of this special, special time!
xoxo, Julie

 (c) Mommyland Blogs 2013-2019

 Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & Pinterest. Better yet - subscribe! Mostly because Facebook is now so dumb that our updates don't even show up in our own feed anymore.
Posted by at
Labels:

Popular Posts

  • Putting A Pin in It
    Hello friends, Rants from Mommyland is still here, but functions primarily as an archive for old posts and information about me and the vari...
  • Second Deathaversary
    Today is the second deathiversary of my little brother's passing and I'm still feeling messy and ugly about it. I've decided to...
  • One Year Later
    My father called me one year ago today and told me that my bother had killed himself. I believed it without hesitation. My brother was 30 y...
  • The Halloween to Holidays Death Spiral
    I originally wrote this post in 2010. Apparently my life has not really changed at all in the past 3 years. My kids are bigger and more self...
  • Dora and Friends: So Where the Hell is Boots?
    So last summer, my youngest daughter (age 5) began seeing previews for a new Dora show called Dora and Friends: Into the City! Gone was th...
  • Most recent article for Washington Post
    Every time I have a piece accepted by the Washington Post's OnParenting section, it's a thrill. I was especially happy about this...
  • Orbital Space is Finite
    I recently listened to a podcast about space junk , the man-made debris floating around in Earth’s orbit. It discussed how one Cold War-e...
  • My Baby is a Cupcake. Baked by the Devil.
    Recently, my life has undergone a drastic transformation. Last week, my sweet, squishy, adorable 15 month old was toddling around trying t...
  • Raise your hand if you're a life-ruining monster
    This beautiful lady is raising both hands, with a terrific smile, because she's ruined TWO KIDS' lives by making them do homework an...
  • Good Kids and Dumb Choices - It's normal
    "It's critical to remember that every child, no matter how smart and responsible, will make mistakes... Making mistakes and learni...