SOL Day 7: Relax and Enjoy

Like most people my age, I have many pots on the stove that I am stirring. The kids. Work. My family. The house. The dog. Oh and my husband. Reading. Writing. Laundry. Groceries. And so on…

So when I looked at my calendar and was reminded that Stephen and I are headed to NYC this weekend for a mini-college reunion with his University of Delaware crew… I was conflicted. Not because of who I would be with… not because of what we would be doing… not because of where we would be… but rather, because I will ‘lose’ all the precious time of my weekend.

I will not have time to get six loads of laundry done. I will not have the time to get the groceries done. I will not have the time to get ‘ahead’ (if there is such a thing!) on my work for next week.

But, as I drove to work this morning, I decided to look at it differently. I am going with the positive.

I will get to see people I haven’t seen in years. I will get to to chat with Patty on the way there and back… and she is one of those people who I adore and we have so much in common, but don’t see each other enough. I will get to relax and enjoy a ‘schedule-free’ weekend. But most importantly, I will get to spend time with my husband that is not interrupted by basketball games, college visits, laundry, groceries, and whatever else comes flying at us on a typical weekend.

I will get to relax and enjoy!

***And thanks to Melanie Meehan for reminding me that I’m going to lose an ADDITIONAL hour this weekend!