I'm no Super Woman. Heck, I don't even try to live up to that "I can have it all/do it all" mentality. (I mean, who would even want that kind of pressure?!)
Like a lot of moms, I am that mom who juggles wacky family schedules, who fills out seemingly endless permission slips and registration forms, who says "yes" more times than I should and who constantly runs from place to place desperately trying to be on time. You know: The mom who is simply trying to balance work life and family life and somehow make it work. It's exhausting!
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Last week I did something I've never done before: I took a week off of work to do nothing. Usually my vacation days are used for family vacations (surprise surprise) or scheduled events or appointments. Rarely are those days reserved just for me.
So, with Mike at work and Will at school, I relished a week of doing what I wanted to do when I wanted to do it!
I love to garden, so one day I meandered through the farmers' market, loading up my car with my favorite fall plantings. I came home and spent hours digging in the dirt and getting as messy as a kid jumping in mud puddles!
I had lunch with longtime friends and went on neighborhood walks, delighting in good conversations with other moms. I binge-watched "This is Us" and I went to midday yoga classes. I didn't wear a speck of makeup all week!
It's funny how a week of "me-time" can put you at peace and leave you feeling reinvigorated! I highly recommend it. Even if it's just one day- do it! You deserve it.
No, I'll never be Super Woman. In fact, I'll still be that mom who frantically duct tapes her life together. But, for the moment, at least, I feel like I can just breathe.
Julia is the mom of a grade schooler and a reporter for WRAL-TV. She appears here monthly.