Life of a Temporarily Single Woman

Nik is working in Taiwan for 6 weeks or so (by that I mean it was supposed to be 4, then more, then more :)) He's working 100+ hours a week (121 last week), and is getting very frustrated. However, we're almost 3 weeks down, 3 1/2 to go. Here's some things I'm learning at home by myself.

1) Mowing the lawn when 12 inches long and wet means you have to dump the bag 20 times and keep pulling out wet grass from underneath the lawn mower.

2) Taking the lawn bin outside while wearing a headlamp helps because you can see the spiders before touching them, and get the off with a long-handled broom.

3) Lasagna does not keep well in the refrigerator for more than a month (Nik cleans out the fridge more than me).

4) The creaking in the house does not mean someone is trying to break in.

5) Locking my bedroom door gives me a sense of security...whether it would stop people from getting in, I don't know. I also leave the garage and hallway lights on all the time, which helps as well :)

6) You don't really have more time when your husband is gone, especially when he never stops you from doing anything anyways...

7) Spending the weekends with Nik's parents helps the time go faster and makes it so I don't have to cook as much food.

8) You shouldn't throw away the only bill that comes in a paper version.


I've been keeping myself so busy that I've gotten behind this week. Took me 3 days to clean my house and catch up on grading, but I'm finally there. Helping Nik's mom with her school's Fall Festival on Saturday. We'll be making funnel cakes...yum :)