Great to hear you sounding so positive Ginger!!! You rock girl!!! I’ve been doing the gym thing too. The hardest part is getting there (I go at 5 a.m.) but I love how I feel afterward.
I get the feeling of losing out on a weekend. My kids’ friends live near me so they don’t tend to see them when they are at their dad’s. This means that when they get home, they are all about their friends...sleepovers, play dates. I try to host as much as possible and have spent more than a few nights hiding out in my room while my kids and their friends do the fun sleepover thing. They appreciate it though so it is worth it.