Comments on: Today It’s All About ME

By: lightening

lightening — Thu, 08 May 2008 12:10:37 +0000

Suze - I look forward to hearing how your me day went.

Sharon - too true!!! And yes, I was out of the bath by the time your message came through.

Libby - I think the mistake we often make is waiting until we have “time”. That moment never comes. I say “go for it”. It was really good fun!!!!

Kelley - a mummy weekend. I LIKE the way you think.

Trish - the pictures so far have been rather interesting. I found you have to pick through the suggestions. But it’s been interesting and fun!!!!

Cathy - that sounds very creative. I can see our TV from the bath if I keep the doors open BUT can’t hear it very well. And it’s not very big so it’s not always easy to figure out what’s going on. LOL.

By: Eliza

Eliza — Thu, 08 May 2008 11:37:03 +0000

First, congratulations on wanting to do the time for yourself, many moms don’t. Second, thanks for linking to my article. I’m checking out Zemanta now. I do hope you have a successful “Me” Day.

By: Cathy

Cathy — Thu, 08 May 2008 06:38:44 +0000

Hello there, you’re talking to the expert in ‘days off’ here lol

When the children are little you really need those days - days to please yourself. Raising five children I certainly needed a lot of them

If anyone wonders what you did there is always the old stand by answer - ‘you wonder what I do during the day, well I didn’t do it today’.

At one time our tv was quite small and sat on a trolley, on a whim when there used to be Midday Movies on I would run a bath, roll the trolley close to the bathroom door and spend time in there with a sandwich and coffee. When the water cooled off I’d let some out and then add more. Sheer bliss

Remember this is a while ago now when we didn’t have to think about things like water conservation.

Take care
Cathy

By: Babyamore (Trish)

Babyamore (Trish) — Thu, 08 May 2008 06:34:56 +0000

great idea …Take both days you have earned it . I must organise one day off.I really need a bath haven’t had a long soak in years.

I found Zemantia gives me some really strange suggestions.Yours was a good link.I checked it.

By: Kelley

Kelley — Thu, 08 May 2008 06:26:34 +0000

I suggest one of two things (or a combination)

Any day can be a day off. Just take it. And not feel guilty. Mum’s day off can be any day ending in y.

Have Thursday AND Friday as your days off. It is a Mummy weekend! I actually find that on days where I give myself permission to do NOTHING I am actually quite productive. Cause I am doing stuff because I want to.

Hope you have a lovely day off babe.

By: Libby

Libby — Thu, 08 May 2008 05:52:54 +0000

What a great idea! Hope you enjoyed yourself. I always planned to have one day a month to myself once both kids were at school but 1.5 years later it still hasn’t happened. Guess I need to mark it on the diary like everything else. I do plenty of things for myself (like scrapbooking, gym) but to have a WHOLE 6 hours to do exactly what I WANT sounds wonderful.

Libby

By: Sharon

Sharon — Thu, 08 May 2008 05:34:55 +0000

Taking time to look after yourself is not in the “unproductive” category. I would class unproductive as wasted time, and feeling guilty is certainly wasted time. Taking a ME day produces a happy Me, and that is definately productive.

Enjoy that soak in the tub (although I hope you are out by now or you will be all wrinkly) and look after yourself.

By: Suze

Suze — Thu, 08 May 2008 05:34:41 +0000

I’m with Sharon and Kelley - wise women. Enjoy your day and have Thursday AND Friday as your days! Go for it!
Taking care of you is not an unproductive thing to do. Tis a shame we have to tell ourselves to do it.

I don’t do it well, so I am going to lead by your example and have a me day on the weekend.

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