Okay, I am a big sucker for wanting to just go to Home Depot or Lowes and just veg in the garden center. It's better if I'm alone or just have a non-talking kid. That would be Ivy. So today, Charles dropped me off in the garden center and Ivy and I just stared at all the beautiful flowers, trees, and waterfalls. All I can do is just sit there imagine what I'd love to do with my garden (along with sneezing and sniffing since Ivy and I are sick). I was there alone for about 20 minutes when I look over and saw a rushing kid caravan coming toward me. The noise level was considerably louder. But then I recognized Charles and saw my kids so I knew day dreaming time was over. I smiled at them and realized how much I had missed them all in the 20 minutes they were gone. I gave them all hugs as if I had just got back from a vacation (which I did in a way) and then we went to go and look at all the other things in the store. Hey, if visiting a garden center is all you can get to just get some quiet and daydreaming in, be happy you got something. It's better than staying home and thinking about going. :D Even if all you do is day dream in the garden center. :)
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AMEN! Gotta take those little "vacations" whenever you can.
And sometimes it's more important to "vacate" than it is to clean or do dishes. I know it sounds selfish, but the dishes and the dust will still be there. I didn't always think this way...thought I HAD to get all the work done before I could have "free time". Well, as I'm sure you know, when you have 4 little ones, the work is NEVER done. And that means you never get a minute to yourself. And that isn't good. It made me cranky. Cranky to my kids, cranky to my husband. One day, I had a wakeup call when he said to me "Remember, you WANTED to have kids?!" My servant's heart was NOT in the right place.
So I'm PROUD of you for taking a second to regroup. If you felt recharged, that's what counts! Atta girl! :D
God bless...
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