Do you ever feel like you just need a break. Moms have the hardest job in the world. You are always encouraging your children and comforting them through all their struggles. You are always their to support your dh. You always try to stay positive for them. They always lean on you. It is the best job in the world but can also be very exhausting. Are any of you ladies ready to go on vacation with me and just leave everything behind??? Kris fire up that pink jet and pick us all up!!!
Should I send Kris my address or should I prepare my catapult to send me flyin' to meet you guys in the air? I'm thinking I'd see the pink jet of my sanity coming over the horizon!
Yep, I've felt that way! I went away for a weekend with a friend and it helped a lot! I would love another weekend though...lol.
Oh Yes, I think we can all use. This time of the year is always hard for everyone the holidays over not much to do. Snow is old. (WHAT snow? LOL) we all have those winter blues. Yes, the jet is warming up now. Need to go pick up AmyU and MamaBear so we can go to our wonderful Sister/Friend funeral on Friday then we will be over.
Yep..thats why I am in a monthly Bunco group, a sewing group, yoga class and I have a gym membership (til end of March) to give me some alone time (even if its just an hour or 2. Hubby and I have date nights once a week and every other month we have a weekend where we get a hotel (even if its in town). 2 times a year we have week long vacations w/out the kids and I have girl weekends also (either w/ bunco buddies or some friends from my old home town). I learned years ago that I had to do this or I would be insane..sometimes it doesn't cost us more then gasoline and $20 bucks..sometimes its $200..but its worth it! Hang in there..slurge and get hotel room for yourself, go to a friends house and have coffee or take a weekly class that is just for you. If money is tight just take a long walk and take some hot chocolate with you (or what I have done, take a camera). I had to do this for a few years because I didn't think I could spend money on me, but not anymore.
YES! I have to constantly remind myself that I'm NOT a superhero. I have days where I feel like my family (would trade my life for them) totally takes for granted the 700 things I do just to keep the homefires burning. I feel a lot like a spider in the middle of a very complex web, LOL. I'll be packing my bags and keeping an eye out for the jet!!
Will you pick me up too? The other night DH and oldest DS were talking about needing a break and a day off. I said, "You know, moms never get time off!" DSs just lauged and said, "Mom, you never go to work." What? Now, I don't job outside the home, but come on. So anyway, pick me up and they will see how much I do.
Yeah, my family tends to forget that working in the home is still lots of work, especially now that I am trying to make most of our food from scratch. While they play and relax all weekend I am cooking/freezing meals for our busy days, getting things together for the next week's school lessons, and cleaning. Boy could I use a break. Oh but I was assured that my break is coming soon. I'm getting my wisdom teeth removed and that will give me a week off from teaching the kids. Seriously?!!! Oral surgery is my break! I don't think so.
:lol:...I had a terrible, terrible cold last week. I told my family that I wished I'd get a good, strong fever to go with it just to have an excuse to rest all day in bed! :lol: My Dh isn't hard on me or anything, I bring it on myself. If I'd allow myself a get-a-way (cheap or free, of course), he'd back me up 100%.
Can ya swing by Texas and get me? I love being a stay at home wife and mother and homeschool mom more than anything in the world! I love blessing my family with home baked goodies, good nutrious meals, making sure everyone has clean clothes always and a nice clean home to come to but lately I have been worn out! Between Samantha's public school schedule, her dance schedule, her rehearsal schedule for the musical, driving her and her friends here and there, planning Grace's 3rd grade year and her birthday party, planning for my husband's business trip, kids being sick and dealing with my pain in the butt mother's constant complaining I am ready to hop on that jet and get away from it all for a couple days of rest and relaxation.
Tiffany, swing by Texas girl I am here I will be right over ok. mom24boys first I have to tell this my dh was reading over my shoulders and seen mom24boys and he said she has 24 boys. LOL Yes, I don't get where people don't think you work if you stay home. They are nuts you work harder I think. I know when I was taking care of my sil who had brain cancer we worked there for 18 months and I ask her son for a night off to go eat out with my dh he said why do you need a night off she's not bad and goes to bed at 9. I just about crapped my pants I looked at him and said WHAT???? People.
One day my 13yo DS was reading over my shoulder and said, "Oh my, that poor lady has 24 boys! WOW!" LOL
When I first saw the title of this post, the very first thing I thought (without reading it first) is: the hardest job in the universe... but rewarding at the same time. Sadly, I don't tend to do a lot for myself... always looking out for everyone else. When I was away in November for 3 days (school related), I was climbing the walls to get back home because I'm not used to being away from everyone. After I'm done school, I am going west to visit some friends... that should be interesting. Me, who never leaves home, will be gone for a week. It'll be fun but I'm sure I'll miss everyone
My problem with going away without the family is that the entire time I am gone I am worrying about how destroyed the house will be upon my return.
Isn't that the truth Tiffany! Even when we are gone we still worry about everything. I just need to learn to shut the brain off.
I am thinking about this all the time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love being a wife, mom, teacher, secatery, banker, support system.... but who is there for me! My hubby told me 2 weeks ago that I could take the day off and go to the next big town, but I would have to take the girls.......WHAT?? The whole idea was to have no one with me!!! I said fine, I'll drop the girls off with granny and they could spend the day with her. It did not happen. I would give anything to just go to a cabin in the middle of nowhere with just me a good book and a hot tub. Kris put me on the list to no wait give me an hour and I'll be right there!
COME AND GET ME!!!!! Besides all the normal household, homeschooling, errand running things I do daily, we are in the process of relocating to another state and of course I am the that has to find a new house line everything up schedule times to drive 1000 miles to meet the real estate agent and it all has to corrdinate with my dhs job interview! Plus I have to find babysitters for the kids for while we are gone! I am pulling my hair out so PLEASE swing on by and pick me up!!!
Lee? You always laughed at me when I said I was running away to Tahiti!!! Hermit crab serving little drinks with umbrellas sounds really good about now, huh?
