Alone in the City

You know you're the parent of a small child when traveling for work to the always fabulous New York City means using your free time to:

• sleep;
• watch American Idol, The Voice, Meredith Viera's interview with Mimi Alford and The Vampire Diaries (on consecutive nights in);
• eat food in bed while watching said cultural events;
• paint your nails, twice;
• shower and bathe (consecutively);
• try on lots and lots of clothes because there's no one waiting for you outside the store or at home;
• read three magazines; and
• walk quickly down uneven cobblestone streets while carrying only your phone and wallet in your pockets.

Despite this non-stop partying on-the-road lifestyle, it was really, really nice to come home.