This weekend was rare. So rare that this is the first time it’s happened in at least 2 years. So rare that I didn’t even recognize it at first. So rare that I wasn’t even sure what to do with it.
I have an entire weekend to myself.
No kiddo. No Dad-oo. Just me, the dogs and plenty of time on my hands. So what did I do? Here are the 10 ten things that I did.
- Shopping!!!! Yes, all 4 exclamation points are necessary. This included 45 hours of shopping in 2.5 inch heels. Ouch. I could hardly walk after, but it was totally worth it.
- Order Chinese Take-Out One of my fave go-to meals. Kung Pao Tofu with Crab Rangoon. I would eat this every day if I could.
- Catch Up on the #savvyblogging Twitter party (thanks to with Purpose for her recap) I learned a lot. Mostly I’m doing a pretty decent job so far, but I needed some ideas to increase readers. Like participating in blog carnivals and memes. Just like this one over at Oh Amanda.
- Have a Big Old Glass of Wine I had no where to drive and no little one to look after. Mmmmmmmmm.
- Try Out Yoga on Wii Fit
(thumbs down). Of course, that was after I found the disk tucked away under the record player. The kiddo’s favorite hiding place.
- Get Up Early to Hit the Gym Then hit sleep a few times. Finally turn the alarm off and just sleep.
- Make Pizza with my MomAdvice-inspired homemade pizza dough, complete with homemade pizza sauce and pomegranate BBQ sauce.
- Spend Some Quality Bonding Time with a Long-Lost Friend Well, not really lost, but someone who I never seem to spend enough time with.
- Minor Home Repairs, cleaning, organizing and other necessities that I just can’t seem to get done when the family is around.
- Let Myself be Lazy. Or as lazy and I can be. Which means running around the house until I’m too exhausted to do anything else.
What would you do with a free weekend?

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Sounds like a blast! Those moments alone are so precious! I definitely took them for granted before my baby was born.
Glad you got some time for yourself!
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Allison Reply:
January 26th, 2010 at 12:26 pm
@Christine, I don’t think anyone realized how little time you have after kids. If we did, we’d sure have taken more advantage of it.
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By Christine on 01.26.10 8:45 am | Permalink
Yup, that sounds like my list. Especially the Let Myself Be Lazy bit!
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Allison Reply:
January 26th, 2010 at 12:26 pm
@Mrs Soup, It was so nice, no agenda, no schedule to keep. I could just do what I wanted to do.
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By Mrs Soup on 01.26.10 10:34 am | Permalink
Sounds like a lovely time! Especially that turning off the alarm and sleeping thing!
Thanks so much for linking up!
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Allison Reply:
January 26th, 2010 at 12:27 pm
@oh amanda, That was probably the best part! You never feel better than after a long, uninterrupted night of sleep.
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It has been so long I’m not exactly sure what I would do, but I’m pretty sure it would involve a lot of time relaxing in bed and eating lots of Oreo cookies.
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Allison Reply:
January 26th, 2010 at 9:16 pm
@Charlotte, mmm, Oreo’s sound so good right now. I might have to pick some up this weekend.
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By Charlotte on 01.26.10 6:58 pm | Permalink
making pizza is always nice…eating it is even better! YUM!
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Allison Reply:
January 26th, 2010 at 9:17 pm
@Shay Lee, That’s the best part of making pizza. Totally pigging out once it’s done.
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By Shay Lee on 01.26.10 7:36 pm | Permalink
Wholly cow you packed a lot in a weekend! But good for you! Don’t we all deserve it every once in awhile? Super fun list, now I want a weekend to myself!
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Allison Reply:
January 27th, 2010 at 12:14 pm
@Krista, Weekends like that happen so seldomly, I had to make the most of it!I accomplished just about everything that I wanted to. Including some extra sleep.
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