- Feeling a sense of loss after the first couple of weeks of initial excitement is totally normal.

- If you feel confused now about your identity, it is also very normal.

- Have patience with yourself, you will have to reconstruct who you are as a "part time" mom.

- Start by figuring out with your kids the mode and frequency of communication (i.e. texts, visits, calls, etc.).

- Remember that they are now living alone learning responsible adulting (or something like that) making decisions for themselves.  It's a different kid.  

-Talk to them more like a friend versus their mom.  It is a good time to start that transition at this point.

- Discover your relationship with your husband without the kids always demanding your attention.  Set up date nights, go for walks or weekend getaways.

- You might find that your job is no longer satisfying; up until now you were on auto pilot and sometimes when you have the brain power to think about it, it's just not the same anymore.  What is you new interest?  Sometimes as we get older, making an impact becomes more important.

- Figure out the new rules for the kids when they come home to visit.  Don't expect them to be the same as when they left.  That will lead to a lot of headbutting.

- Experimentation is the name of the game.  Try to have fun.

- Try different things to occupy your mind.  I found the weekends to be the worst because there were too many hours I was not mom-ing and had no idea what else to do.  You can only clean and cook so much.

- Now you can start longer more immersive activities because you will not be interrupted.  You will also have time to volunteer and if you wanted to start a side hustle or passion project, this is a good time.