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March 22, 2005

Single Parenting 101

I figured out how to survive single parenting. I had finally recovered from Andy's 9 day France trip when he suddenly went to Florida for 4 days.

Tip 1. Limit spouse's out of town time to 4 days. 4 days is almost manageable. 5 days, exhausting. 9 days... call in the therapists.

Tip 2. Caffeinate. I *accidentally* drank 3 cups of caffeinated beverages on the Saturday before he came home. Best thing that happened to me all week.

Tip 3. Make sure family and self are all in good health. This time no one was sick which was a big huge help.

Tip 4. Make sure no one is teething.

Tip 5. Invite grandparents over every single day. This is probably the most important tip.

Tip 6. Get your kids invited to other people's homes. Karsten went to the Robot movie with Spencer and I got a little mommy/Britta time. She napped and I cleaned the house.

Tip 7. Use any form of public daycare you can find. My gym offers a daycare so I got a little mommy time break. Yes, I did work out.

Posted by jana at March 22, 2005 7:49 PM

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