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Summer’s Coming: What Are YOUR Plans?

May 23, 2011 Jessi Kill the Stress, Mom, Mommy Time, Yay Womanhood

As school’s winding down, we’re all doing the summer preparation dance. Stocking up on sunscreen. Signing kids up for swimming lessons, summer reading programs and little league. Arranging carpools to taxi our kids, as well as three others from the neighborhood, around all summer vacation long.

We do this dance, because we love our children and we want the best for them. No mom wants her son or daughter to miss out on summer fun, so we do what we need to do to make their sunshiney dreams come true.

…BUT…

What about you? What about your summer? Are you doing a summer preparation dance for yourself?

And, for clarity’s sake,  I’m not talking about a family vacation, either. We all know there’s not much of a vacation for mom when it comes to taming that wild beast.

I’m talking about you. The woman. Have you started your own summer preparation dance?

What your special summer treat is, is totally up to you. It could be big or small. Daily, weekly or monthly. It could be something you want do, a goal you want to achieve or an experience you want to have. Every woman has her own special interests and desires. The important thing is that it means something to you.

By you.

For you.

You. You. You.

So…what is your summer plan? What can you start preparing for and getting excited about right now? Here are some brainstorms to get your gears cranking.

Goals or indulgences, just for you- Time-frame totally your own.

  • Read more
  • Go to a wine tasting
  • Write more
  • Keep up with your garden
  • Get to the beach
  • Buy a new outfit
  • See something new
  • Keep your toenails painted (Dare I say pedicure? Yes, I do.)
  • Take a class
  • Go to a concert
  • Ride a ferris wheel
  • Have a picnic and watch an outdoor theater production
  • Take 10 minutes a day to soak up the sun
  • Spend a weekend with your friends
  • Keep fresh flowers on the table
  • Finish a project that is dear to your heart
  • Expand your comfort zone, like bungee jumping

Summer is coming, ladies! It’s time to start making YOUR plans. You have to concentrate on yourself from time to time to maintain your sanity and stay centered. Having summer goals and wanting things that are special for you is healthy and natural. That sun is shining just as much for you beautiful ladies as it is for your families.

What are you dancing for this summer?

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What’ve You Done for You Lately?

September 7, 2010 Jessi Kill the Stress, Mommy Time

As I sit here, it’s 1:30 AM, Tuesday morning, the work week begins in a few hours, and I’m wide awake.

The holiday weekend was packed with action from barbecues to the county fair. My kids had a blast and the hubz and I are exhausted. Signs of a successful holiday weekend? Yep!

But now, as I stare at the laundry-list of things I have to accomplish this week, on top of all of my motherly obligations, I sit and wonder how I’ll get it all done and keep my sanity, too. The answer is simple. I need to plan some sort of indulgence that’s totally, deliciously, selfishly just for me. But what?

  • A movie, complete with an artery-clogging bag of popcorn or fluffy, sugary cotton candy
  • An hour long, candlelit soak in the jacuzzi tub-with the bathroom door locked
  • A random phone call to a friend I haven’t talked to in WAY too long

I just don’t know. What I do know is- something WILL happen. And it will be all about yours truly. It’s important to me. Otherwise, I’m gonna be one cranky mama.

And then I think about my pals. Not just my real-lifers, but the fabu collection of delectable and completely diverse ladies I’ve met on twitter. What will you be doing for yourself this week? Do you plan ahead like me? Do you spontaneously drop your skillet and jet out the door when you get a chance? Or does a week go by before you realize that you didn’t have a single, sacred moment to yourself?

Inquiring minds want to know. What have you done for yourself lately? Are precious moments few and far between or do you make a point of having regular you time? Do you feel guilty? Do you feel your family supports you?

Chat back, ladies!

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