A few weeks ago Angela and I thought it would be SO fun if we could go to Time Out For Women together...but it was one of those things that we just talked about...me going and spending a few days with her and driving to Huston for TOFW...shopping, eating, crafting, hanging out. Well...we are both lucky enough to have awesome husbands* who thought it would be a good idea too! I agonized over flights...tried to decided how long I could be gone...how long Brandon could be away for work etc. etc.....and then finally I booked my flights and bought my TOFW ticket! At the time March 11th felt SO far away!!!! But! Here it is! I am leaving tomorrow and I have YET to pack!
I just gotta say how lucky I feel I am to be able to go on a TIME OUT! All moms need them. We have all said, or thought to ourselves "I wish I could get away for a few days..." (if you haven't then...good for you!) I know I get overwhelmed, feel like I am not good enough, tired, stressed, burnt out...you name it. I have no desire to put of a facade that I am super mom who can do everything...because I can't. I just try my best and count my blessings everyday!
...And here I sit, contemplating this wonderful trip ahead of me and I can't help but feel guilty and undeserving of it! My mom is the first to tell me, "I never got a break with you kids" and that makes me feel like I should be able to do this (be mom/wife) without needing a TIME OUT! But you know what! I don't care! I am going to have a great time and when I come back my husband and kids will be so happy to see me and I will have missed them SO much that I wont get annoyed or frustrated with anyone...(for at least a week!) LOL!
...and if anyone sees my kids looking less that presentable in public these next few days...just remember...appearance isn't everything!
(* Yes, I think that my hubby is fantastically supportive (I need to be more like him)...but that doesn't mean that if other husbands are not willing to watch the kids for 5 days while their wife goes on TIME OUT, then they aren't amazing too! We all have different needs and expectations.*)
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"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." (Winston Churchill)
"Sometimes the very moments that seem to overcome us with suffering are those that will ultimately suffer us to overcome."
(Elder Joseph B. Withlin)
"Learn what you should learn. Do what you should do. Be what you should be."
(Pres. Monson)
"There is no perfect way to be a good mother. Each situation is unique. Each mother has different challenges, different skills and abilities, and certainly different children...What matters is that a mother loves her children deeply and, in keeping with the devotion she has for God and her husband, prioritizes them above all else."
(Elder Ballard)
"Learn from the past. Live in present. Prepare for the future."
(Pres. Monson)
"People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget the way you made them feel"
"Sometimes the very moments that seem to overcome us with suffering are those that will ultimately suffer us to overcome."
(Elder Joseph B. Withlin)
"Learn what you should learn. Do what you should do. Be what you should be."
(Pres. Monson)
"There is no perfect way to be a good mother. Each situation is unique. Each mother has different challenges, different skills and abilities, and certainly different children...What matters is that a mother loves her children deeply and, in keeping with the devotion she has for God and her husband, prioritizes them above all else."
(Elder Ballard)
"Learn from the past. Live in present. Prepare for the future."
(Pres. Monson)
"People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget the way you made them feel"
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5 comments:
Have fun!! You lucky girl!
Man, I need a time out big time!! Have a blast mama...you deserve it!
You are awesome--and you totally deserve a time out!! Good for you!!
I hope you're having an awesome time!! I hope you find the day to be inspiring and rewarding! Love ya!!
I think you are one of the luckiest girls around! have a BLAST!
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