I was going to title this "Guilty Pleasures", until I realized I didn't feel guilty about them.
In Vermont this past weekend, I was able to do something I truly enjoy. I sat in a comfortable chair with my feet up on another, soaked up some rays (responsibly, with SPF 50), ate a small bag of M&M's (compared to the large bag I used to buy), read a tabloid and newspaper front to back, read chapters of my current book: "Major Pettigrew's Last Stand" by Helen Simonson, and dozed.
It was delightful.
Oh yes, and my Cool Gear chiller full of water and the baby monitor were next to me. Have I mentioned how much I love nap time and hydration? Not that the two have anything to do with each other.
As I sat there enjoying every minute, all I could hear was nature- a slight breeze, an occasional bird song, and stray, dry leaves rustling on the ground. We enjoy country living in Goshen, but we also live on busy Route 9. You can almost always hear a car, motorcycle or truck coming down the road. Needless to say, I enjoy when we go to Vermont, and get "more rural", away from the sounds of roads and humanity.
So, I sat there, and read, and ate chocolate, and felt the warm sun on my skin. It was exactly something I would have done 11 years ago on my first trip to Vermont.
When I became a Mom, it became harder to find time to do things like this. What I learned is that I have to make the time, otherwise it'll get swept up in all the have-to's: dish washing, laundry, vacuuming, looking up educational kids activities on Pinterest. If I don't schedule time to relax, or go out with a friend, or have a weekend with my husband, it just won't happen.
Prioritize yourself. You're worth it.
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