Come this time of year, and stress, stress, tension is plentiful. Talk about how we as mommies try to be best in every little thing. We just about run ourselves rough trying to make certain all the decorations are up right after Thanksgiving, our Christmas or Hanukkah shopping is done by March, and every present is wrapped by September. Seriously. One of my fellow instructors had all her Christmas shopping done AND wrapped by August prior to the brand-new school year began when I was an instructor. Outrageous, I thought.
For me, that just takes all the fun out of Christmas. My family has a custom of going to the shopping mall the day after Thanksgiving (insane, isn’t it?!). We do not do any shopping, however it’s our way to immerse ourselves in the vacation spirit. We take an unwinded view of the holiday season and delight in being caught up in it, while at the same time not becoming part of the frenzy. (We do have to put our “client hats” on when looking for a parking area, though!).
I wasn’t always this unwinded.
For the a lot of part, it’s simply me working with my customers (I do have a couple of assistants, however they mainly support me and my service, like making sure this fantastic newsletter gets out on time!). If I’m not working and getting things done for my clients, it just doesn’t get done, and I don’t get paid.
2 years back, I worked right up until Christmas Eve. Whatever was an item on my to-do list, even the things that was expected to be fun., go to our regional state park to see their beautiful screen of vacation lights (” When will we back?
I had missed out on the whole point of the vacation season. Instead, I had actually focused so much on work and all the stuff to do, that I had not enjoyed Christmas at all.
I made plans that day to take the two weeks off prior to Christmas next year. Now, in 2005, I’ve done it once again, and I’m missing from my business for 2 weeks.
It appears to make good sense to me, however I’ve discovered that I’ve invested the last two weeks explaining to associates and other entrepreneur this concept of a V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N. The whole idea appears to be foreign to the majority of people.
Perhaps it’s the truth that I’m taking an entire 2 weeks off. Or the reality that I’m not going anywhere (except for that requisite 2-day trip to Pennsylvania to visit household); I just intend on being home. If I have to have a factor to go on trip, it’s almost as. Nope, not for me. Well, really, I think I do have a factor – to take care of me.
Now, here’s the real clincher – I’m taking this time off while my ladies are still in school! Sure, I might take the week in between Christmas and New Year’s off while they’re house from school, but I decided not to. Rather, I’ll take the two weeks off before Christmas, and delight in self-care for Dawn.
Never fear; I’ll have lots of quality time with my girls while they’re house on winter break. I’ll work a shorter day than typical, and as the majority of my customers will be on their on holiday breaks, my work days will be light and quite simple.
Why aren’t I wracked with Mommy Guilt (more to come on Mommy Guilt in the future) that I’m not taking getaway while my kids will be home? Those 2 weeks are going to be a duration of renewal and rejuvenation for me.
( One of the absolute must’s for me to do while I’m on vacation? Have warm, chocolate-chip cookies waiting on my women when they get home from school during my holiday. THAT’S why I’m doing this – to provide that enjoyable holiday sensation for my girls, instead of me being all involved work.).
Delighted holidays, and may you give your own family the gift of a pleased, satisfied, relaxed YOU!
We take an unwinded view of the vacation season and delight in being captured up in it, while at the very same time not being part of the frenzy., go to our local state park to see their beautiful display screen of holiday lights (” When will we back? I made strategies that day to take the 2 weeks off prior to Christmas next year. Sure, I could take the week between Christmas and New Year’s off while they’re house from school, however I decided not to. Rather, I’ll take the two weeks off prior to Christmas, and revel in self-care for Dawn.