Workcation

I'm on a workcation. Never heard of it? That's o.k. I just made it up.

I'm working. Actually I'm pulling double-duty. I'm doing my regular job. You know, at the company that sells consumer electronics. Which by the way is not the most fun place to work right now in these economic times. I am also taking care of other people's kids. The mom and dad left this morning for a long weekend in Vegas. So I'm the quasi-mama until Sunday afternoon.

This family has a gorgeous house. Hence the feeling of being on vacation. Also there are only two kids. Even more like a vacation. So this evening after I picked them up from aftercare, we went by the library before going out to eat (all their choices) and I picked up some new non-fiction/memoirs to read. I've spent the evening since putting them to bed soaking in a very hot tub filled with Kiehl's Lavender Bath Soak and reading "Accidentally On Purpose". Once I am done with that, I have "When You Are Engulfed In Flames" and "House Rules" waiting for me. Oh and they have this fabulous built-in-the-wall espresso machine that will make me the perfect Americano at the touch of a button. I tend to stay a little over-caffinated when I stay with these kids. It's just so good!

While it would be nice to be enjoying this with my Big Human and Small Humans, it is also nice to not have the constant ticker running in my head of what needs to be done next, what dishes need to be washed, what clothes need to be washed, who still isn't in bed, did all medicine get taken, what time does everyone need to be up in the morning, has homework been looked over, will I be able to actually get 8 hours of work in, etc, etc, etc. Right now, I am surrounded by silence. This is the type of house where I could envision staying perfectly silent for a few days with the exception of many hours of past episodes of This American Life playing on my laptop. So while I am the quasi-mama, the real mama has done the hard work for me. All clothes have been laid out for the next few days. Items for school lunches and snacks are ready to be scooped up on the way out the door. It's almost too easy.

My hope is that I will be able to get some rest over the next couple of days and come back home renewed and ready to tackle some big projects that need to get done. And with some extra cash in my pocket. That always helps.