My Two Biggest Blessings as a Single Mom

1. Jackson. Enough said.
2. My time without Jackson.

This may seem to some as a huge contradiction, but it is the blessing part that comes with a being a single mom with a helpful dad and family.

Sometimes work reaches in and takes up that time, but sometimes, like this Wednesday when I actually took enough Motrin and finally engaged and finished a big project I have been putting off, it is good for my psyche.

I appreciate #2 more when I have comments like KTPs, struggling with similar issues I blogged about earlier this week. I have that alone time. I CAN escape at times to the "Single" part of the Single Mom, IF in a smaller group or one on one like my U of I game outing.

Each Wednesday night I get to myself. And in theory, every other, or at least half, of the Saturday morning to Sunday noon to myself.

While many moms with dads at home wonder how I can handle the responsibilities on my own, it is this time that lets me get a grip, spend some quality alone time IN MY OWN HOUSE, and hopefully refresh.

It does not always work out that way, and most of my free time I spending shopping for Jackson, cleaning for Jackson, blogging about Jackson, talking about Jackson, but I always welcome his big smile, giggles, and "HUGGIES!!!" when he gets home.