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June 17, 2008
Have Fun... But Not Too Much Fun
Like many working mothers, my job requires a certain amount of travel. Which means, yippeee!!!, I occasionally get to sleep in a little, read a book in my downtime, and go out to dinner or drinks with my co-workers; who I am lucky enough to say I absolutely adore. And there's the problem. Sometimes I feel like I have to play down the fact that I'm having a great time away from the family.
A few weeks ago my trip coincided with Aurora's catching of a virus which lead to an unavoidable and traumatic break-up with her beloved paci. She was throwing up in the middle of the night and was, by all accounts, truly miserable. And so were my husband and mother-in-law who had to deal with her. So I felt pretty bad about not being there to help...but not that bad! Is that awful? Of course I was worried about her, but I was also worried that the gang was going to hit the bar without me while I was on the phone talking about Oxy Clean!
Even though it's fun work, the fights I cover for Showtime and CBS are still, actually, work. So it's not like I'm just on a solo vacation! But how can I get over feeling like I have to tone down my enthusiasm when people ask me how "stressful" or "agonizing" it was to be away? Let's hope the hotel at my next destination has a pool, because that's a great place to really do some deep thinking.
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