Ahh the kid’s asleep… what’s a single mother to do?

Hey, I’m not complaining here. The boy’s asleep, the house is a mess but I’ve been slowly working to put all the summer clothes away and find a place for all the winter goods. We had an incredibly frustrating but funny afternoon chasing tail lights through a nasty rainstorm in search of the Perfect Halloween Party but all we got was 2.5 hours in the car for what should have been a 40 minute drive, and never did get into the museum. Seems everyone else in the tri-state area had the same idea we did. Bummer. Worse, I haven’t driven since I lived overseas, not really, and it was hair-raising, reliving the terrifying moments on the road (bad drivers and the angriest husband trapped in the smallest space possible — no wonder I’ve been combating PTSD for three years!). But I settled into it and it was truly lovely to have my mother and my son all to myself for hours.

The question is, what to do? I’ve got a ton of books to read,  a house to clean, a job to finesse, a life to woo, a boy to dream with… But what do I do on a Saturday night at home?

I watch Burn Notice. I don’t have a television, so I’m late to the new shows on TV. I’ve never watched Survivor or Lost. I saw a few episodes of Greg and Dharma or no, what’s that one about the gay guy and his best friend? Whatever. Will and Grace — saw a few of those lounging on the couch at a friend’s house. But really? I’ve been TV free for … seven or eight years, now. I like it.

A few months ago, talk around the office brought up this cool new spy show, and I was curious. Now, I’m hooked. I just watched the second half of the Season 1 cliffhanger, and now I’m scrounging around online to find the first episodes of Season 2 to watch. So if you’d like to share my addiction from the beginning, click here to watch the pilot of Burn Notice online.

What do you do at home after the kids are asleep?