I don\u2019t know who needs to hear this, but we all deserve some alone time: to nurture, love, and be with ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I was recently away from my daughter for a week. My sister – bestie and partner in crime -recently got married to a wonderful loving man. I love them both with all my heart. They decided to get married in beautiful Cancun, which was a perfect middle point for our families to meet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Originally Tim, Luna and I were going to go together, but in the end, we decided it was best for Luna to not travel and for Tim to stay with her. I had ALL the mom-guilt leaving my *baby* behind. I felt guilty because I wasn\u2019t going to be with Luna and because Tim was going to be solo parenting. Plus, I have a confession to make -> I\u2019m a controller. Tim is a wonderful father, but I like to have control over things. And being far away from them meant having no control on what was going on over here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the trip approached, my anxiety grew, mixed in with the sadness to be away from them both. I was going to miss them terribly! Yes, it was going to be *only* one week, but to me that was one week too many!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And then the trip came.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And once I was there, reuniting with my family and friends after so long\u2026 after a couple of challenging years for everyone, I realized what a gift it was that I got to go and be there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I got to see my sister walk down the aisle and marry the man she loves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I got to hug both my grandmas, my aunts, my cousins, my friends <3<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I got to meet new friends and family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I got to have some time for myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I kicked my mom-guilt in the butt and let myself enjoy the moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The beach, nature, rain, connecting and reconnecting with my friends and family, was all magical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And even though I missed my love and my baby deeply, the truth is I needed that time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I deserved those days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I owed it to myself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, this was a reminder to myself to not get lost in my day to day, to fill my cup so I can fill other\u2019s, to love and honour myself, and to release my need to control everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
P.S. Tim and Luna had a wonderful week together. Tim managed to establish a bedtime routine for Luna (we had been struggling for months!). Maybe I need to go on vacation more often.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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