33 Days of Travel for 33 Years of Life!

For the last 7.5 years, I’ve been wearing many hats including that of being a mother. I enjoy many of the things that came with motherhood but if I’m honest, I miss the freedom of being a child-free woman. I miss the ability to just hop up and go do whatever it is that I want to do. Literally, a trip to the grocery store becomes a whole trip. There’s not letting me run in the store quickly and I’m back in the car in 5 mins. It now becomes a 15-20 minute ordeal. One of you mamas are reading this and will make a snide remark but another mom will read it and feel seen.

Backstory-

True to her nature, little Miss Maddi started to make plans for her summer. She wanted to visit my parents for the WHOLE summer and I was like ” oh no no that’s not going to happen”. Then the more I thought about it the more I began to dissect my initial response. If this is something she wants to do, my parents welcome it, and I desire some more freedom….. why would I decline it?

All my reasons, although in good nature, weren’t necessarily what my daughter NEEDED. She told me what she needed- time with my parents, time with her cousins and I wasn’t going to deny her of that.

Long story short, we negotiated, she’s going to get the best of both worlds— a month with grams & papa and a month with mommy & daddy. She’s so excited about this and to be honest, so am I.

Since she will be cared for and safe, there’s no need me for to worry about her general well-being or ask myself this incessant concern “am I meeting her needs?”.

Which brings me back to my original story-  I get an opportunity to just look after myself for 33 days!!!!!! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and I’m going to capitalize on it!