{"id":57480,"date":"2019-07-15T06:31:28","date_gmt":"2019-07-15T06:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xenodochial-archimedes.45-76-20-142.plesk.page\/2019x107x1how-to-survive-when-your-husband-is-out-of-town\/"},"modified":"2022-11-29T17:54:22","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T17:54:22","slug":"how-to-survive-when-your-husband-is-out-of-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mrsbishop.com\/2019\/07\/how-to-survive-when-your-husband-is-out-of-town.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Survive When Your Husband is Out of Town – Mrs. Bishop"},"content":{"rendered":"

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My Husband has been out of town, yet again, for work travel. I hate solo parenting- we\u2019re such a good team, that when he\u2019s gone I really miss the help. So, I definitely simplify our routine. I have a few things I almost always do when he\u2019s gone- so I thought I\u2019d share my tips with you. They\u2019re not groundbreaking by any means, just a few small things I do to help the time pass until he\u2019s back at home with us.<\/p>\n

Lower Your Expectations<\/h4>\n

That means with cooking, cleaning, errands, etc. If i know in advance that my Husband is going to be gone- I get all of my errands out of the way when he\u2019s still here. That way we don\u2019t have to do as much running around while he\u2019s away. I also majorly simplify dinners. We\u2019re talking convenience foods. Carryout is even better. But, when he\u2019s gone for an extended time we eat a lot of easy meals. When my son was younger I\u2019d buy him those bags of pasta and veggies that you steam in the microwave and serve it with fruit. I would grab me a rotisserie chicken and a bag of salad and eat that for a couple of days. Because the less clean up, the better!<\/p>\n

Initiate an Earlier Bedtime <\/h4>\n

That means for the both of you. I always put my son to bed a little earlier when Daddy is gone. We read a story, I tuck him in, and then I usually go ahead and do my bedtime routine as well. Then I settle down with some hot tea and a book. Or watch something on Netflix that my Husband wouldn\u2019t be into. That\u2019s the best time to watch all those chick flicks that I haven\u2019t had time to watch yet- or when my Husband is out of town and not here to mock my choice of When Harry Met Sally, yet again. <\/p>\n

Be the Fun Mom<\/h4>\n

Maybe we\u2019ll eat ice cream before dinner. Or have a Disney movie marathon with a bowl of buttery popcorn. Play a stack of board games or race Mario Kart. Throwing the rules out the window and having a little fun sometimes helps us miss Daddy a little less. And it gives us a little quality mommy\/son time together.<\/p>\n

Host a Girl\u2019s Night In<\/h4>\n

Call up your closest friends, and once your kids are tucked in, have everyone bring snacks and hang out in your pj\u2019s and catch up with each other. This isn\u2019t the time to make an elaborate meal or anything. Just some time to spend time with your girls and pass the time until your spouse gets back. Win-win.<\/p>\n

Clean Up<\/h4>\n

Does anyone else find it easier to get the house clean when your Husband isn\u2019t around to throw his dirty clothes next to the bed instead of the laundry basket? Just me?! But, seriously- since we\u2019re eating easy meals and not being as messy, it\u2019s easier for me to keep the house tidy. I have an odd tendency to move furniture around when my Husband is gone too, because that\u2019s who I am\u2026 It\u2019s also fun to have the house shiny and sparkling when the Hubby comes back home. This is ONLY for those of us with older kids who will aide in cleanup. If you\u2019ve been stuck at home solo-parenting with a baby and a toddler, girl, do not <\/strong>clean. Go back to my first tip and lower those expectations<\/em>. You kept the kids alive by yourself- give yourself a high five!<\/p>\n

The older my son gets, the easier it has been when my Husband is gone. But, I still do all<\/em> of these things. Share your tips with me in the comments- how do you survive when your partner is gone?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have a few things I almost always do when my Husband is out of town- so I thought I’d share my tips with you. Small things you can do to pass the time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":59197,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,1,37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tips-and-tricks","category-uncategorized","category-wife","has_thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mrsbishop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57480","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mrsbishop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mrsbishop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mrsbishop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mrsbishop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57480"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mrsbishop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57480\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mrsbishop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mrsbishop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mrsbishop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mrsbishop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}