Another thing about being a pilot's wife

Another thing about being a pilot's wife is that I really want to spend as much time as I can with PB but with our crazy schedules and having a 10 (almost 11!) month old baby it's tough trying to find the time. By the time I get Corwin to bed and the kitchen cleaned up and dishes done, I try to find some time to write my blog, get caught up on my "board" and other emailing and take care of any wake ups that Corwin has. In that time I also have to find some time to spend with PB doing some "us" stuff - watching a movie, reading together, having a snack and just talking. It's getting harder, but it's really important to us.

Maximizing on the amount of time we could spend together is one of the reasons why I started a business at home and stopped working a 9-5 job. Since PB is away more than half of the month, if I also had to work, that's 40 hours a week (not counting any travel time) that we wouldn't have together. We'd barely see each other throughout the year and we've always been very committed to not letting our relationship slide from being a top priority.

While we were dating, PB told me that pilots have one of the highest divorce rates. It is tough to be apart but we work hard at staying connected. We speak daily, at least once or twice, when he's away - whether it's through Skype on video cam or on the phone. We are also very open with each other - nothing is taboo in our relationship. We speak about things that most couples have probably never spoken to each other about in fear of reaction from the other partner. Utmost honesty and openness works extremely well for us and makes things so much simpler.

So, with that said, I'm off to spend some 'quality' time with PB. We may just squeeze in a few episodes of Futurama together before we head off to bed.