October: When I’ll Spend More Nights in Another Bed Than my Own

Get your minds out of the gutter.

No, I only wish my life were that exciting; sadly, it’s one trip to visit family and two business trips that are going to keep me hopping around from hotel to hotel. I am so not looking forward to it. The family trip because it’s a family trip—although at least we will be staying in a hotel. Thank the gods for small blessings. “Gee, I think Frances is getting worn out; we’d better head back for her nap.”

But what I’m really dreading are the two business trips.

There was a time when I was on maternity leave that I so envied Erik his occasional business trip. A full night’s sleep in a clean hotel room! No crying. No picking up. No puke all over your clothes. No one kicking you in the belly while you slept. Adult interaction. Nice food you didn’t have to pay for, and no one screaming in your arms while you ate it, jamming it into your mouth and down your throat as quickly as possible.

But now?

Now I get so little time with my girl as it is that the thought of going away from her even once, let alone twice, and once for almost a week, just makes me sad. I miss her, and I haven’t even left yet. I am trying to plan my travel time so that when I come back, I can take some time off to keep her home with me and catch up.

It’s really such a trivial thing to be sad about—oh no! My decent government job is sending me out of town to a nice hotel where they will feed me and bore me for days with endless chatter!—but I am.

That said….

Anyone in Ottawa or Winnipeg feel like meeting up?

Posted by Andrea at September 29, 2005 10:17 AM under Me

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