Hotel Living

I had never put much thought into business travel until this past summer. I have been living out of a hotel since May and while being away from Jay most of the time sucks, I do have to admit that it has it's perks.

For one, I haven't made my bed in about 5 months. Depending on whether you're somebody that actually makes their bed every day or not, this may not seem like a big deal. One does get used to coming back to a neatly made bed every night though.

Secondly, I haven't had to do laundry and I've had the luxury of dry cleaning all my clothes. I've heard that this extends the life of clothes. Now normally, this would be great but I would genuinely hope that I do not need my maternity clothes after the baby unless it's to have another baby.

Thirdly, the bathroom is always clean and there's always fresh towels. Plus, you can request additional towels to your heart's desire. And I'm pretty sure that they clean the tub every day (or at least I hope that they do and if they don't, I hope nobody tells me). I for one, at home, do not clean my tub everyday. Well, truthfully, I don't clean my tub at all. Jay does all the housework (for which I will be eternally grateful that I met somebody that does housework).

Of course, there's also downsides...such as being away from home and being away from your friends and family. Living out of a suitcase can only be a novelty for so long and one gets used to packing with essentials only. My method of packing is different from most. I pack what currently fits. Clothes that are baggy one week feel snug the next and next thing you know, they're too small. Now that I have maternity clothes, the elastic waistband on my pants and skirst should fix that little problem.

I am thankful that I've had this experience to work away from home and live out of a hotel since after this little baby of ours will be born, I don't expect to be traveling much if at all.

So here's to looking at the silver lining in all circumstances. Of course, living in nice hotels is a lot different than living in the scummy Motel 8.