8 reasons I love when my husband is out of town

So my darling husband went all the way to China for three whole weeks, the longest we’ve ever been apart since we’ve been married. While he was off on this amazing adventure (working of course), I was ready to soak in the joy of being alone... well, until I accidentally locked myself out of his account, realized just how much he had spoilt our fur babies (Cash refused to eat unless I gave him treats), and discovered that I have no idea how to pump air into a car tyre.

Come home already!

Aside from the discovery that my husband is actually pretty useful (who wants to be independent anyway), I also learned that his going away has its perks.

1.  Absent husband, clean house. My husband is a chaotic mess. Three years later and I am still struggling to understand how does one simply walk out of their clothes, leaving them strewn along the floor like the breadcrumbs of Hansel and Gretel? Not to mention his horrible habit of simply allowing Cash and Power to have a field day in the house. When the tornado that is my husband is away, the floor stays clean, dishes don’t pile up, drawers stay closed and most importantly, there is nothing to pick up off the floor, no clothes, no boxers, no socks, no nothing!

So frustrating!

2.  A bottle of wine and KFC are perfectly acceptable for dinner… and breakfast and maybe even lunch sans the wine. Keeping up with my hubby’s many fad diets can be exhausting. So is waking up early to cook or staying up late to prep for cooking the next morning. So KFC, Island Grill, but mostly KFC is my chill spot when he’s gone.

More #wine please!

3.  I can binge watch all the realty TV shows I like without fear of judgment. I can Keep up with the Kardashians and freely surf from the Real Housewives to I am Cait, then back to Married to Medicine, WAGS, TI and Tiny, Catfish and every other reality series there is without listening to my husband gripe about how I am the “smartest airhead” he’s ever met. It’s a match made in heaven: the remote and I.

Freedom!!!

4.  I can work as late as I want. Better yet, I can throw in my weekends and even stay at the office until 2 a.m. (I actually did that. He was not pleased) with no one giving me a lecture on the importance of maintaining work life balance or threatening divorce. And you know what’s even cooler? I can bring work home and spread it all over the bed with absolutely no complaints.

Doesn't he see I am busy working, working, working!

5.  Showering is optional. OK calm down! I bathe. Every day. But let’s talk about last Friday when I came home from the gym after almost 12 hours of work followed by an hour of kick ass work out. I crashed in the sofa and didn’t move until 3 a.m. You know who was there to coerce me to get into the shower, or bribe me with promises of back rubs that turn into something else? No one. It was just me… and the sofa because I was too tired to make it to the bedroom.

Because showering isn't always this fun.

6.  Where my girls at? Everybody knows the neglect of friends is the natural hazard of being married and having one’s own family. So, when my husband is out-of-town, I absolutely look forward to spending time with my girlfriends. Imagine me trying to convince him to go watch The Perfect Guy. “But Lecia, you don’t need to watch that movie, you already have the perfect guy!”

*Rolls eyes*

"But of course I do!" How do I explain that Morris Chestnut is a god and Michael Ealy could remain silent for the entire movie and I’d still be mesmerized by his eyes. Did someone say girls night out?

7.  I can be naughty. No. not what you’re thinking. You know they say absence makes the heart grow fonder, but I say technology makes romance a bit spicier. With Skype, LINE and a whole host of other video call technology, we can stream steam things up a bit and I can pretend to be my husband’s naughty girlfriend. I mean what would your wife do if she knew you were watching this?

Does your 'wife' know you are watching this?

And the absolute greatest reason ever…

8.  NO SNORING! You know that feeling when you climb into bed and fall right to sleep, stay asleep then wake up feeling refreshed and ready to take on a new day? Well, now I know it. Because you know what sounds I heard while I was asleep? Nothing. Nada. Ahhhhh… the simple pleasures of life.

Let's continue the conversation! What do you do when your spouse is away?