Oh yeah, those days away...

So to those of you who are interested in what I did with those days away a few weeks ago, here's a bit of an email I wrote to a friend - basically a few long run-on sentences about the gift of having 5 unstructured days to myself.
The house was lovely, although it didn't matter that it was at the beach - it rained for 3 out of 4 days I was there, and I LOVED being indoors listening to it. One night the power even went out from 8pm till 2 or 3am, which made for a great excuse to read under the covers with a flashlight!! What else... I organized a lot of photos, read a parenting book, watched movies, drank coffee, prayed a lot, ate very little, but a high proportion of chocolate. (I was hardly hungry given that I was doing so little, and it was a huge luxury not to have mealtimes rule the day). I did a lot of Christmas shopping and took my time getting from place to place.

It was really just a lovely mishmash of things that didn't require me to think of anyone else for few days. Kind of 'nothingness' and kind of purposeful towards getting refreshed for life and motherhood. I guess it's the bonus side of having a student for a husband, who can give me the time away without taking off work.

Thank you Andrew, you're a wonderful dad and a truly supportive husband. I love you.