We have made it through more than a week of our deployment journey! There have been highs and lows already, some laughter and some tears, but I have been thinking about some of the advantages of experiencing a long separation from one’s spouse. So, as I went through this last week, I started noting some of the benefits of my temporary “singlehood.”

• NO SNORING = Better sleep, quieter TV watching and a less ornery wife.
• Less laundry = Less work – I did not realize that he dirtied twice as many clothes as I do.
• More choices = Mushrooms, squash, onions, peppers, eggplant, sweet potato, spinach, celery, artichokes, asparagus, potato salad, macaroni salad, egg salad, tuna and any condiment other than ketchup are now on the menu!
• Less messes = No messy dresser, no pile on the counter & no dirty shoes on my clean floor.
• More closet space = Hello, what girl doesn’t want more closet space.
• Less groceries = More money to spend on clothes to fill the aforementioned closet!
• Master bedroom/bathroom all to myself = Lavender linen spray, candle burning while I am reading and rosemary mint bathroom cleaner.

This does not mean for one second that I would not give these things up to have him back, but as long as he is gone I might as well live it up!

BTW – This is a cross- post from TheGratitudeSite.org, so if you read both blogs thank you and please disregard!