On my own...and loving it!

I have a whole week to myself - no kids, no husband, just the dogs.  Just how did I manage that, you ask?  I sent them to New Zealand a week early.

I made the huge sacrifice to work an extra week, and keep the dogs out of the kennel for a bit longer as well - while they took advantage of the cheaper flights before the Christmas price hike.

And, oh my goodness, am I loving it.  Sure I miss them, but I needed this down time.  It's been a full on year.  I have been working full-time at school in a Year 7 classroom with some special needs kids this year - fun, but incredibly stressful.

Plus the kid's lives are getting busier with music and sporting commitments and sometimes the only down time I get is 10 o'clock at night - and that's when I do the dishes and the laundry.

So I am cleaning house with a vengeance, reading those books that have been piling up, and writing my first blog post in six months.

Check out this photo...

My two beautiful girls having their own down time!!