Lessons learned

Living alone has definitely been an adjustment because I've never done it before.
I've listed a few things learned since becoming Queen of my own castle.

1. I can leave my shoes wherever I want and nobody will nag.

2. I can sprawl, sleep diagonally, hoard all the blankets or barrel roll through the bed because I have it all to myself. Unless I get scared, then I share with the dog (who likes his own pillow thankyouverymuch).

3. Spontaneous dance moves happen. Especially to 90's pop music with my favorite dance partner, the vacuum.

4. Singing in the shower is just as fun as everyone says.

5. My time management skills amaze even myself. I've also learned that if little things slip through the cracks my life will in fact go on.

6. Ice cream stays in the freezer. My chocolate stash is untouched. If I haven't finished it, it's still in there. My mental inventory stays accurate (I might be in trouble. Bear knows where the peanut butter lives now, I see him eyeballing it time to time).

7. My spider murdering skills are getting better. It only takes half a roll of paper towels now.

8. Talking to yourself is just crazy. Talking to the animals is normal.

9. If you are going to be home after dark, leave a light on for yourself - it's scary at night!

10. There's no shame in watching trashy tv, especially after a long day.

11. I'm living a more fast paced life then ever so staying healthy is important. I take my multivitamin every night and justify my wine and dark chocolate as 'antioxidants'

12. There's nobody to tell me when to go to bed. I guess that's part of being a big girl.

13. Want cereal for dinner? No one to argue! Leftover cold chicken casserole for breakfast? Who's going to know!

14. Never underestimate the mood-changing power of your favorite song (of the moment) on full blast belted out into a hairbrush microphone. (playing it over and over on repeat is also acceptable)

15. I don't have to finish my dinner before dessert. I call it leaving 'leftovers for lunches'

16. There's no such thing as girl jobs and guy jobs around the house when you're alone. I'm a housekeeper, landscaper, handyman and chef all rolled into one.

17. If I don't want to do the dishes, laundry or whatever - no big deal as long as I can stand the mess. It's not going anywhere.

18. What happens in the house stays in the house. Nobody is here to witness and laugh my clumsiness. There is in fact nobody to witness the 'I hope nobody saw that' moments.

19. It's ok to just be alone. Being busy every minute of the day is not necessary. It's also ok to pace the house with no purpose or just sit on the couch and stare into space. Welcome and treasure downtime.

20. And most importantly. Always have something to immediately look forward to - no matter how small or big... it helps pass the time. Currently on the radar - I'm going grocery shopping tomorrow and picking up some more ice cream sandwiches. Hey, it's the little things that get you through life.

I've also noticed that the coffee doesn't make itself, my lunch doesn't magically appear in my lunchbox and the grass grows much faster than I knew. Also - dog poop is gross.

We're over the halfway point...
The stats as of tonight -
75 days since Chris left :(
53 days until I fly to Texas on a husband retrieval mission (and I'm done with school! Whoo hoo!)
60 days until Chris graduates
76 days until we're pulling in the driveway and Chris is HOME!

But who's counting?

A side note - another lesson learned. Don't trust blogger to save your blogs. I wrote and wrote about my visit to Texas, but blogger ate it :(