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First time going away for work and I am freaking out..suggestions..

LVbaby07LVbaby07 member
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OK, So I have to go away for a week(upstate NY to NC) for a week in the beginning of December.  I have never had to travel for work before so this is new to me.  Granted I have worked at my job for 8 years, just never had to go to the main office before.  I have 2 kids that need lunches for school everyday made and dinner every night, swim class, gymnastics, bad sleepers...How do you ladies that have traveled for work do it when you are gone?  Meaning, do you make a plan with you DH/SO, make lunch and dinner before?  Any suggestions that would make it easier for the kids and the husband?  I pretty much do everything anyway, so this will be a culture shock for my husband.  Plus I am pregnant and am extra emotional and the thought of leaving my kids for a week is destroying me...Uggh..
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Re: First time going away for work and I am freaking out..suggestions..

  • ridesbuttonsridesbuttons member

    I'm going away for a week by choice and leaving my 2 kids at home with DH (They are 5 and 3.5).  I will not be doing anything except ensuring he knows what days are kindergarten days, what days are swimming lesson days and what days are skating lessons days.  He'll figure out the rest.

    This is the first time for me to be away for a full week as well.  I've done many, many, many weeks alone as DH is away at least 4 full weeks every year for a variety of reasons.

    Personally, I'm looking forward to the break, but that's me.

    Trust your DH.  He'll manage.  Everyone will be fine.  You'll get more rest while you're away and returned refreshed.

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  • SonadoraSonadora member

    Usually when I have to travel for work we get my mom to come down because H's hours simply don't match up with the daycare center. He could drop off fine, but he would never make it back in time to get her before close.

    The couple of times he has done it on his own, no, I haven't done any meal prep or anything. They figure it out and B eats quite a few chicken nuggets and such for those days.  She survives. 

    It will be fine! Plus, if you really do it all all the time, it might be nice for H to get some time with the kids and to see what all goes into making everythign run smoothly.

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  • jf198400jf198400 member
    I haven't had to travel, but I do pretty much everything at my house too.  If I did have to travel I'd be asking my mom or MIL to help DH out lol.  You may want to cook and freeze some meals for your family to eat for dinner while you're away.  I would just make sure to leave a detailed schedule for your DH of who needs to go where on what days/times.  I would also give detailed instructions on what foods are okay to send for lunch and any specific instructions- no peanuts, cut sandwich in half, etc.  If I were you I would try to enjoy this trip- noone waking you up at night haha.  It will give your DH a chance to step up and he'll learn to appreciate all that you do for your family.
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  • azuremamaazuremama
    When I travel, I try to either leave dinner for them or give DH some ideas about what to feed them. I usually just make a huge batch of pasta so he just has to reheat. Or they eat pizza or hot dogs or something easy. I don't have to make lunches, but you could do the same kind of thing--make lunches or prep stuff so that he can just throw it together. I'd make a schedule of what has to happen. Even though DH helps a lot, he liked me to write out the schedule for him so he felt like he wouldn't forget. Don't worry--a week won't kill anyone. :) Try to enjoy yourself while you're away--see a movie, eat a quiet dinner, read in silence!
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  • Nechie122Nechie122 member
    I've traveled for work a few times since my DD was born. But my DH is more than capable of handling it. I think you need to involve him more in what you do before you leave rather than worry about lists and instructions later.
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  • Lahardy96Lahardy96
    My husband and I share our calendars through google. I generally schedule meals at least a week in advance anyways (makes it less stressful, I have all ingredients on hand) and put it in my calendar. For times I'm out of town, I just make sure to schedule meals he can make. Otherwise he handles things just fine.
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