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A trip to the grocery store alone can do a tired mom a lot of good. I usually have at least one of the boys with me when I go grocery shopping, but today it was just me. No stress, I took my time, even bought myself a treat...Eric decided a few days ago after I had a minor mental/emotional breakdown that I have to start taking more time by myself. He's a good guy. He even gave me a passage to read in the book Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh to explain that he understood my need for time alone...
"Herein lies one key to the problem. If women were convinced that a day off or an hour of solitude was a reasonable ambition, they would find a way of attaining it. As it is, they feel so unjustified in their demand that they rarely make the attempt."
So, I went to the grocery alone. I didn't even offer to take Riley, which is usually what I do because for some strange reason I feel guilty if I don't have at least one child with me. Tomorrow night is mom's night out at LuLu's on 5th. And even though I will be out alone tomorrow night I still asked Eric to watch the boys while I take my grandma to finish her Christmas shopping on Thursday morning. A good start, but now I just need to secure time for myself for reading, rest, prayer, etc.
Eric and Chandra will be heading to Columbus later this week. Riley can't wait to meet his cousins. I just wish they could throw Aunt Libby, Uncle Jim, Ryan and Ginger in the moving truck with them when they stop to visit them in Oklahoma.
Now I'm procrastinating. Time to start working if I hope to get to bed before midnight.