I’d like to explore the very best time-outs that I have taken or would like to take for myself.

This is important to do right now because I am FREAKING OUT. Why, you may ask, am I freaking out? Probably for the very same reasons you feel overwhelmed: an incredible amount of work (thank god it’s interesting!), three kids with three sets of issues (thank god I adore them), a grumpy husband (thank god he’s so great), a craaaaazy household that is in total disarray because of huge plumbing issues, and the biggest to-do list I think I have ever had in my entire life.

Okay, enough whining. Things are good, life is good. It’s just very, very full. So let me dream for a moment.

• lying in the sun reading a book
• running on a cool summer evening
•  doing yoga and wanting the quiet time at the end to go on forever
• getting a killer backrub
• going to the ice cream store with the kids
• sitting at dinner listening to their stories, and not having to rush them for bedtime
• going out for a drink with my friends
• cooking a delicious meal (I usually hate cooking)
• having my hair blow dried
• organizing my day so I don’t have to rush for anything (not technically a time-out, but relaxing nonetheless)
• going to a really great movie
• talking about it afterwards with someone who’s into movies
• cuddling a tiny baby
• lying on a beach in Jamaica

Sound good? Care to join me?