When my husband had to be gone for six whole nights on business, I panicked and called in my smartest mom friends for advice. They said lots of reasonable stuff about lowering my expectations, keeping it simple, and making plans to keep from going stir crazy. This tip came from my friend Molly — a mom of two, and thus an expert:
Think about one thing you might do if it were just you on your own, or perhaps if you were going to play host to a dear friend who you rarely see and wanted to impress. Visit a museum with an important art show? Take a drive to a beautiful place and go for a hike to see the magnificent view? Go to a cafe and chat with the strangers at the tables nearby just to feel the buzz of the city?
