I left my son and drove alone for 9 days


(This week’s email is sponsored.) Okay let me explain… I’m not crazy! Last summer, my husband took our son to his hometown for 9 days. And instead of using that time to catch up on work or sleep, I packed my car and hit the road. I hadn’t done a solo trip in almost 2 years. Before becoming a mom, that was how I recharged and how I felt like myself. But with pregnancy and a newborn, that part of me had quietly disappeared. So I took the chance to get back to who I was. It turned out to be one...