Travel: May 2008 Archives
Well, the time has come. Next week I'm going to be spending most of the week in Boston, like a lot of other people associated with the microbiology world, taking in the big ASM meeting. (Well, I won't be taking much of it in, I will be hanging out in a booth on the trade show floor, but you get the idea). And for the first time ever I'll be apart from the baby -- she came with me to Toronto for last years meeting. On one hand, I'm excited. On the other hand, I know I'm going to miss her terribly, especially at the end of the day when I don't get greeted by that big fabulous happy smile when I come home from work.
Since I'll likely travel a fair number of times for my job during her childhood, I want to start a tradition of bringing a little something special back for her. This will give me a Z-related mission that makes me feel like I am doing a little something sweet for her and I hope that it will give her a reason, especially as she gets older, to not feel bad about my going away. Not something large, just something small, easy to collect and transport, tough enough to withstand the love/appreciation of a child. I'm also going to try to work on a pair of socks for her. I have Cat Bordhi's most recent sock book and some lettered stitch markers from JLYarnworks all ready to go -- and I love her idea of making baby sized test socks in order to try out her general sock forms from the book. Z hardly needs socks with warm weather approaching, but making things for her makes me happy and makes me feel close to her even if she is too young to understand of know.
Any of you travelling moms have suggestions for how to make the time away from the baby easier?
Since I'll likely travel a fair number of times for my job during her childhood, I want to start a tradition of bringing a little something special back for her. This will give me a Z-related mission that makes me feel like I am doing a little something sweet for her and I hope that it will give her a reason, especially as she gets older, to not feel bad about my going away. Not something large, just something small, easy to collect and transport, tough enough to withstand the love/appreciation of a child. I'm also going to try to work on a pair of socks for her. I have Cat Bordhi's most recent sock book and some lettered stitch markers from JLYarnworks all ready to go -- and I love her idea of making baby sized test socks in order to try out her general sock forms from the book. Z hardly needs socks with warm weather approaching, but making things for her makes me happy and makes me feel close to her even if she is too young to understand of know.
Any of you travelling moms have suggestions for how to make the time away from the baby easier?
