How do you spend your evening? DH is gone for the night which is very rare, but I'll spend it like a lot of nights and relax with TV and snacks. I thought about being productive once the girls go down but that doesn't sound fun 
If your SO is gone for the night (overnight) or for a weekend how do you spend the time to yourself? Is it like any other normal night or do you treat yourself to something special for surviving solo parenting?
hostess / watermelon / 14932 posts
I veg! Enjoy the entiiiiire bed, watch my girl shows and eat junk 
coconut / 8483 posts
DH is gone last night and tonight too!
Last night I had a bath while I watched Netflix and drank wine. It was so lovely I'm probably going to do it again tonight!
I'm fancy and prop the laptop up on the toilet to watch 
eggplant / 11287 posts
I treat it like a normal night! put the girls down, then snack and watch tv, or catch up on work and emails. It's also a good time to fold laundry!
cantaloupe / 6885 posts
Dh has been gone for 2 weeks now so my Call the Midwife with snacks marathons are getting a bit old - but he comes home tomorrow and I can't wait! Oh, and I let our dog sleep on the bed when dh is gone. Poor pup is going to be so sad when he gets the boot tomorrow
coconut / 8279 posts
Normal night for me, DH works nights.
Only difference if he's gone overnight is I bring J to preschool. I never do drop off.
kiwi / 575 posts
On the rare occasions DW is away overnight for work, my "treat" is to speed-watch bad movies (fast-forwarding through the boring bits), and then get to bed earlier than usual as it's always a safe bet that DS will decide to wake up incredibly early the next morning.
And there is the strong possibility that delivery pizza will be on the dinner menu. A short dinner menu. That contains the word "pizza."
pomegranate / 3921 posts
@Mrs. Champagne: Girl. I am so glad I'm not the only one who does this. (Laptop on the toilet FTW!) I mean, sometimes, I just don't have the energy to read a book, even in the bathtub.
wonderful grape / 20453 posts
I do what I want! DH has class every wedn so I watch my trashy girl shows. Sometimes I clean....lately, I am laaaazy
pomegranate / 3411 posts
He is never gone overnight but if he is working late I will watch my girly shows and veg.
pomelo / 5621 posts
If it is just one night I veg. If it is multiple nights I will usually spend one night doing a bunch of extra cleaning to catch up.
grapefruit / 4028 posts
Usually I paint my nails and watch trashy movies and tv shows. It so rarely happens, though!
hostess / papaya / 10540 posts
I'm alone at night a decent amount. I usually stay up too late catching up on my DVR shows.
nectarine / 2220 posts
My husband works two graveyard shifts a week so I can't get to wild on a regular basis, but I usually clear my PVR of trash tv that he complains about watching and take advantage of the bed to myself.
papaya / 10570 posts
I go to bed really early and enjoy being able to go to sleep straight away without having to suffer DH reading in bed until *he's* ready to turn the light off. Bliss.
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
Dh travels for work every couple months. This is one of those weeks. I already plan on many reality tv shows and movies. Junk food and just vegging out after dS goes down each night
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