Me and 3 of my SIL’s had a stay-cation last weekend and stayed in the cutest little house. Lots of resting, reading, shopping, talking and laughing. It was just what this mama needed.
When I was talking about this trip with Rob and what was planned, including a hike that I wasn’t sure how I would do on, he reminded me that it was my vacation too and I could do what I wanted to do. I don’t know why it took him saying that to unblock this mentality I had that I had to do everything everyone else was doing and just give myself permission to say no to what I did not want to do. I think it has to do with the fact that sometimes I still feel like an outsider with my in-laws (even though Rob and I have been together 18 years) and I am still trying to “fit in”. But I decided I did not want to do the hike, so I stayed back and enjoyed having the house to myself for a couple hours while everyone else went on a hike. And it was fine, my SIL’s understood and we all had a great weekend together. I married into the best family.
Another thing I let go of last weekend was trying to fit in my workouts and worrying about tracking my food. I took this chance to take a break from working out and to give my body the rest that it needed. I also did not stress too much about what I was eating. The only thing I did was I made sure my water mug was filled up each day and made sure I was staying hydrated.
(I also checked in with Rob about once a day just to see how things were going and give myself some peace of mind. But that was more of a me thing than a I don’t trust my husband to be a parent by himself all weekend type of thing. Everyone was fine back home like I knew they would be.)
