Happy Mother's Day to all my mama's out there. I hope your day was full of love and family.
And today's topic is right in line with Mother's day and self-care.
I know you've heard it before… You need to take care of yourself. Well, how do you do it?
For me, it's daily. I give myself 5 minutes to meditate, eat good food, move my body and sneak in a little guilty pleasure screen time.
But once or twice a year I like to take a momcation.
What is a momcation? It's a vacation from being a mom. Don't get me wrong, I love being a mom but sometimes I need a break.
A momcation can be anything really.
It could be having the kids in school or daycare or at a friends house and staying in bed all day with Netflix.
It could be leaving the kiddos with dad for a few hours on the weekend and getting a massage and going to lunch.
It could be girls weekend or anything that gets you back to feeling like you and just a mom stuck on the mom hamster wheel.
My momcations usually consists of me going to a hotel for at least one night and getting some sort of pampering done.
The hotel is key because I want to sleep!
I want 8-10 blissful uninterrupted hours of sleep. Just that makes me feel like new person.
I'll go by myself or take a friend but either way, it's a break.
I started this a few years ago when we were doing a somewhat large renovation in our home and there were always people in and out. Plus, there were so many decisions to make that I wanted to crawl into a hole and hide.
So when it was finally done, I used points and booked a hotel downtown for a night and massage for the next day. It was magical.
I had so many ideas and did so much planning for my business it was crazy.
Now, I don't always take my computer and do work but when I'm feeling like I can't get anything done in my home office and want to get in a few hours, I'll definitely take it.
I actually think it's vital in your mommy life and business life to take a break from the routine and put yourself into a different environment for a little while. That's when inspiration has a chance to flow.
I come back refreshed and de-stressed. I find that my scary mommy side of me stays at bay for a while and that I can be a calmer better mom.
Please give this a try and I want to hear what your experience was and if you love it as much as I do.
