It’s that time of year again…Hunting Season! I hope you marked it in the calendar because you probably won’t be seeing your boyfriend/husband for a few months. You are either used to this fact, or new to this. It is going to be okay though; just hear me out on this.

During the hunting seasons I hear many girlfriends and wives complaining about how their man is gone So Much. It can be easy to feel upset or lonely when your man is gone so often, but don’t. What if I told you that hunting season is not the end of the world?

“It is not the end of the world.”

Yep, I said it, and I mean it.

There are actually several ways to survive hunting season as what they call a ‘hunter’s widow’, when your significant other is an avid hunter and gone for most of hunting season.

Use these months for your own good, and finish some projects you have started, or find a fun DIY project for the home to work on. This is the perfect time for those things! It is nice weather again, so decorate for fall.

What about a Saturday morning or evening spa time. Enjoy your own “me time” and take a bubble bath, paint your nails, and simply just relax and enjoy doing absolutely nothing for once. You know what? Don’t even worry about shaving for a few days either. Fabulous.

While your boyfriend or husband is away at deer camp for the weekend why don’t you have some girl’s time with your other girl friends in the same boat as you? If you can get away with spending the whole weekend doing something then plan a fun girl’s weekend for shopping and relaxing. You definitely deserve it!

Go home, and enjoy some family time too. Spend a weekend with just you and your siblings. Have dinner and movies with your parents. Enjoy some family bonding time, because as we get older we don’t get to do that as often.

Say your man asks you to go hunting with him, so why not give it a try too, even if it’s not your thing. Not all guys ask their girl to go hunting with them. It is usually their “guy time”, so be thankful that they are asking to include you too, or wanting to still spend time with you because they miss you too. I realize that you are supposed to be pretty quiet and still in the deer stand…I don’t know about you girls, but I am not the best at the whole “not talking” thing. I try every now and then though. Just appreciate the offer from him, and enjoy some bonding time, it is actually pretty peaceful watching the sun rise in the deer woods.

Don’t forget the deer meat; who doesn’t love a man that can cook some deer meat for dinner? That is a great plus to the hunting season as well!

So, don’t get so worked up over the hunting seasons that are among us. Make time for each other still to hangout and go on dates, but don’t stress when you are spending Saturday’s in separate places. Use the hunting seasons to do your own thing and enjoy yourself is perfectly fine. Your boyfriend/husband will appreciate that you are not mad at them and complaining the whole time that they are trying to enjoy their hunting season.

It isn’t all year round either, so I promise you can handle surviving the hunting season.

Good luck ladies, and enjoy some girl time!!