Alone time

zyas · January 2014

I'm being a PW today but whatever.

It's been awhile since I've had some alone time where I've been able to go out and do something without Ava and/or my H. But today I get to! My alone time will consist of getting a PAP smear and possibly stopping for groceries on the way home. Woo. I'm seriously thinking about parking somewhere and taking a nap in the car....although I'll probably freeze.

How often do you all get some time to yourselves?

britbratjf · January 2014

I get alone time after Dagny goes to bed if H is working late. I drink wine and watch TV or read. H is really good at giving me alone time on the weekends - I always grocery shop sans baby and sometimes will go to the mall or Target alone or I'll meet a friend for dinner.

JAck5209 · January 2014

I have OB appointments twice a month and that is pretty much my only alone time. Whenever dd is sleeping, I'm at my desk working. I'll occasionally take an evening with friends but it hasn't happened much recently.

michaela080 · January 2014

I get alone time once in a while on school breaks when I send Robert to day care anyway. I sent him one day over Christmas break, and he went today since we have our 4th snow day in a row. I usually get a pedicure and do some chores.

pinkangelmoon · January 2014

Other than the time spent at work or commuting, usually in the evenings after dinner if DH is busy with work or photography. I will bump, read or watch tv. However, I rarely get alone time outside of the house.

lewispm · January 2014

I am super lucky in that my schedule allows me a few hours almost every Friday of pure alone time! We pay for K to go to MDO on M W & F. I work M, W, and Th but my mom watches him Thursdays so I have from about 9:30- 2:30 to do whatever I want on Fridays. That usually consists of laundry, dishes, and various things around the house, but every once in a while I get to sew, shop, or just lay around and watch a movie all by myself. Its amazing.

Its funny too because our MDO program only offers either a T,TH option for class or a M,W,F option. At first I was mad we had to pay for an extra day and I thought I would feel guilty and never use it, but now I use it almost every week and have absolutely NO guilt. K loves it there and everyone needs some me time!

zyas · January 2014

lewispm said:

I am super lucky in that my schedule allows me a few hours almost every Friday of pure alone time! We pay for K to go to MDO on M W & F. I work M, W, and Th but my mom watches him Thursdays so I have from about 9:30- 2:30 to do whatever I want on Fridays. That usually consists of laundry, dishes, and various things around the house, but every once in a while I get to sew, shop, or just lay around and watch a movie all by myself. Its amazing.
Its funny too because our MDO program only offers either a T,TH option for class or a M,W,F option. At first I was mad we had to pay for an extra day and I thought I would feel guilty and never use it, but now I use it almost every week and have absolutely NO guilt. K loves it there and everyone needs some me time!

@lewispm I'm really curious as to how your MDO program works - how did you find it?

lewispm · January 2014

@zyas K goes to MDO at my parents' church so that is how we found it. It is actually called an Early Learning Center and they pride themselves on not being your typical MDO, but they are also not a daycare program. The hours they offer was what initially drew me there but the staff and the facility is amazing as well!

They offer "normal" hours from 9-2:30 M-F and extended care hours from 7-9 and from 2:30-4:30 M-F. You have 3 payment options based on normal hours where you pay either for the entire week, for just T and Th, or for M, W & F. Then you pay for extended care as you need it. K attends M, W, and F and I work all day M, half a day W, and all day Th. So we only pay for extended care (early and late) on Mondays.

So basically, if you worked full time, you could still send your kid to this MDO program from 7-4:30 everyday and it would be half the price of a normal daycare! The staff is amazing and they have a huge indoor and outdoor play area for the kids and only about 4-7 kids per class (5 in K's). I love it so much!!

zyas · January 2014

lewispm said:

@zyas K goes to MDO at my parents' church so that is how we found it. It is actually called an Early Learning Center and they pride themselves on not being your typical MDO, but they are also not a daycare program. The hours they offer was what initially drew me there but the staff and the facility is amazing as well!
They offer "normal" hours from 9-2:30 M-F and extended care hours from 7-9 and from 2:30-4:30 M-F. You have 3 payment options based on normal hours where you pay either for the entire week, for just T and Th, or for M, W & F. Then you pay for extended care as you need it. K attends M, W, and F and I work all day M, half a day W, and all day Th. So we only pay for extended care (early and late) on Mondays.
So basically, if you worked full time, you could still send your kid to this MDO program from 7-4:30 everyday and it would be half the price of a normal daycare! The staff is amazing and they have a huge indoor and outdoor play area for the kids and only about 4-7 kids per class (5 in K's). I love it so much!!

@lewispm That sounds amazing!! I need to look around and see if there is anyplace nearby that offers that. Some of you may know (from facebook) that we have had issues with one of our babysitters again so she is gone now. We only have 1 sitter left so we need more options quick.

lewispm · January 2014

@zyas That stinks that you are left in a stressful situation

I hope you find a solution soon!

britbratjf · January 2014

@zyas a LOT of churches around us offer MDO so I would just start calling around to ones in your area.

michaela080 · January 2014

lewispm said:

I am super lucky in that my schedule allows me a few hours almost every Friday of pure alone time! We pay for K to go to MDO on M W & F. I work M, W, and Th but my mom watches him Thursdays so I have from about 9:30- 2:30 to do whatever I want on Fridays. That usually consists of laundry, dishes, and various things around the house, but every once in a while I get to sew, shop, or just lay around and watch a movie all by myself. Its amazing.
Its funny too because our MDO program only offers either a T,TH option for class or a M,W,F option. At first I was mad we had to pay for an extra day and I thought I would feel guilty and never use it, but now I use it almost every week and have absolutely NO guilt. K loves it there and everyone needs some me time!

That's like me in the summer. When we picked a home day care we agreed to paying for 2 days a week in the summer when I am off from school, but I figured I wouldn't use them usually. But I ended up using at least one day a week. It was awesome!