A Break

Let me start off by saying how much I love my children. I adore them. Motherhood has been the most amazing, challenging, and rewarding experience of my life. Seeing each one of my children grow up and develop their own (wildly different) personalities is such a joy. Cliche or not, motherhood is the best thing I've done or will ever do in my life.

Having said that, it's exhausting. Being their cook, entertainer, chauffeur, nurse, maid, and confidante is seriously draining. I know everyone warns you how tough parenthood is but you can't grasp the difficulty level until you are surrounded by 4 screaming children who all need different things at the exact same time.


Today, amidst the insanity that is motherhood, I thought of what I would give to have a week to myself. All by myself. Alone. As a woman who got married at the ripe old age of 20, I never really had all that much time to myself. I wouldn't change a thing, but I do dream of having a break from it all. If that break ever comes, here's my to-do list:

*Read a book, guilt-free.

*Go for a long run whenever I want to.

*Sit on a beach. That's all. Just sit on the beach and listen to the waves.

*Sleep.

*Shop. Anywhere. Alone.

*Go to a museum.

*Go to a ballet and/or symphony.

*Go to a club and dance my heart out.

*Walk wherever I want for as long as I want.

*Go to a pool and swim laps and then sit in the jacuzzi 'til I'm pruny.

*Eat at a nice restaurant and order an appetizer, entree, and dessert.

*Take a long, uninterrupted shower.


It's the simple things, I guess. But I think that's part of what this whole parenting thing is about. Teaching you appreciation for life's simple treasures.