maybe I'm not the version of superwoman I thought I was...

Last Thursday, Shawn and Evan took a trip into Chicago. No, nothing is wrong. I had a trip with Evan back in the spring and Shawn wanted to take him to Chicago to visit his grandma who is getting older and more frail. In an effort to save money and because we have 2 flights in 2 months for weddings, I stayed home and had a weekend to myself.

Oh the grand plans I had! I had a list of so many things I was going to accomplish since I was going to be alone in the house. Who did I think I was?? I definitely got a lot of my running around done, which was nice because trying to do all that with a toddler doesn't work. There are naps and meals and diaper changes, and let's not forget they don't like being stuck in a car seat all day. Not to mention the time added to the errands of taking kid out of car seat, into stroller, back into car seat for EVERY trip! A 4 1/2 hour leisurely shopping trip with a friend was exhausting but definitely nice since I didn't feel rushed or had a whiny kid to cut it short.

But who was I kidding? I may have been toddler-free but running around ALL day is not my idea of a good time--it is tiring!! I wanted to enjoy some down time too. I was watching River all day Friday so that limited my "freedom", leaving me with only Saturday and Sunday to myself. I was able to unwind at the end of the day with movies and chilling on the couch. I tried to sleep in but that didn't work so I was still up by 7, which is fine.  All in all, I had a nice, productive weekend where I wasn't stuck to a schedule.

I learned a few things though:

• Running around is definitely easier without Evan but doable if I need to run only a couple of errands.
• I CAN get housework done while he is napping but I have to be prepared to be interrupted and pick up where I left off later.
• Relax-on-the-couch or shopping time is definitely nicer when you don't have to watch a clock.

So I will stop complaining that I can't get projects done with Evan and admit that I just need to allot more time for them, and I will make sure to take Shawn up on the offer to watch him during his naps and on weekends so I can hit the gym and run errands.

So I can still be Superwoman, but I have to be the version of Superwoman where she has a kid.