The Importance of "Me Time"

A few weekends I discovered I was completely overwhelmed, and not just with one particular thing. Being mommy, being a wife, the cook, the master of toilet scrubbing, a friend, a daughter, a business owner by night and weekend, then working in corporate America during the week. I am so consumed with activity, it's hard to even take a breath. I literally hit the ground running when I wake up, and falling asleep at a reasonable time is a hit or miss. Normally, a complete miss between contemplating if I forgot to send priority mail out or if my daughter is too hot or too cold in her sleep. I mean, let's face it, women of today has so many, if not too many hats. It gets confusing and difficult to not just stop in the middle of the day and cry - which I have, a lot.

How did I discover the importance of "Me Time"? My husband messaged Carissa, on Facebook ofcourse, and told her he'd watch her son if we went out. I would be a fool, and she too, if we didn't say "HELL YES".

I kissed my daughter and my awesome husband goodbye then we ran to her car as fast as our heels could take us. I drank, probably a little too much, but I hardly ever do. It was so nice to be able to let all of my duties be on the back burner even if it was for three hours. I am not condoning in any way to drink problems away, but having a few drinks every now and then is absolutly fine.

The next morning my husband let me sleep in until 11, did I say how awesome he was? When I woke up, I was able to put all my hats back on my slightly hungover head - but with a fresh start. I was able to handle stressful times much easier, if I accidently put too much Stevia in my morning tea I didn't have a meltdown. After realizing the importance of this, I've made a vow to myself to stop and take "Me Time" more frequently and not go another 17 months without doing something for myself. How can I possibly be a good wife and mommy if I'm stressed?

Since then, I managed to see a good movie with girlfriends, oh yes, Twilight. I've had at least 5 long relaxing baths, and I'm going to sleep slightly earlier instead of working until my eyeballs feel like they're going to pop out of my head. In fact, at my corporate job I have stopped at least twice a day for 5 minutes and just closed my eyes and breathed...and visualized sitting on the beach drinking a Margarita or two. It is SO refreshing. Yes, I look like a complete nut doing it, but if someone has a problem with me taking a 5 minute mental break - they need a break theme selves.

So - word of the rested and slightly wise - take a break.

<3 Katie