The Ultimate Mama’s Getaway
To make sure I get the most out of each summer, I have an annual ritual I’d like to share with you. What I’m about to write may sound shocking to some of you, but I’m not ashamed of putting my oxygen mask on first.
Every summer I schedule a vacation away from my family.
This year I scheduled my longest ME TIME vacation yet. It was a 9-day vacation to Burlington, Vermont and New York City.
In Vermont, I visited friends, played in the mountains, and wrote parts of my first book. I indulged in solitude and stillness. I had no schedule, no itinerary, and no where I HAD to be.
On day six of my vacation, I worked my way from Vermont to BlogHer10 in NYC. I immersed myself into the world of social media for 3 days, and in the end, I returned home rejuvenated and full of life.
My intention for my mama’s getaway was to experience every moment in the moment. My intention was to slowly take it all in – body, mind, and spirit. And I’m happy to say – mission accomplished!
Where would you go if you were to plan your own mama’s getaway?
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Smart, lucky you. The closest I can come is taking my daughter to college. We driving from Chicago to Mass., just the 2 of us, leaving the three boys and my husband at home. I’m even looking forward to the solitary drive home.
I couldn’t do 9 days away at all. Maybe a long weekend but even then its hard to pick a spot I’d want to be without my family so it’d probably be somewhere not family friendly like a girls weekend in Vegas so I could not have the guilt of wishing my kids could see the things I was seeing. I am hoping to go to blog her for 3 nights next year but will only be able to do it if I’ve saved enough to pay for that trip AND a family vacation as we haven’t had a vacation in over 4 years.
I’m shoked because I never thought about getting away by myself. Sad? I know. I think I need to make an escape plan.