This summer there seems to be an unusual sickness going around—kidsickness.

According to CNN, many parents no longer view summer camp as a much-needed break away from their kids and kids are no longer begging to come home. Instead, the kids are handling the separation well and it’s the parents who are longing for their kids. 

During the summer, many kids are busy diving headfirst into frigid lakes and joining campfire sing-a-longs—a little homesickness is nothing that contraband candy can’t fix. But for their homebound parents, the house suddenly seems too quiet, their days too long, their mailbox too empty. And for some parents, kidsickness continues as their kids go off to college.

On the other hand, we've found an upside to having a kid-free house. Try filling your free time with one of these suggestions: