Thursdays at CatholicMom.com begin with a look at the past week’s Small Successes!
We went on vacation last week, so I missed out on the Small Success fun. It’s good to be back!
My successes from the past week–
- I took the week off. I’d worked very hard to get everything done ahead of time at CatholicMom so that I could take the time off and not leave stuff for Lisa Hendey to have to handle. That success is not all on me, though–it’s due to all the writers who stepped up and got their articles in early so I could do that. I’m really grateful to all of them; I stayed off the “work” end of the website but did visit the site so I could leave comments. And Monday morning, I was refreshed and ready to jump back into my job.
It was kind of hard to leave this view behind… - I planned ahead. Getting that work done meant a lot of advance planning–but so did the family logistics that go with a week’s vacation. We stayed in a condo so that we could make most of our meals there. Not only is this a money-saver, but it’s also a comfort when you have any special dietary needs in your family. Since TheKid is diabetic, I planned our meals ahead and did most of the grocery shopping before we left. I packed a large cooler with milk, butter, vegetables and meats. Here’s the pile of non-perishable food (and a few other necessities) we brought for our 7-day stay:
- I didn’t get “how I get” on vacation. Usually I last about 3 days before I start getting anxious, and believe me when I say that’s no fun for everyone. Maybe it’s because the kids are older and more independent; maybe I’m just getting better at reining that in (or letting it go); maybe it was our agreement that, for the most part, we didn’t ALL have to do All The Things. While Hubs and TheKid played mini-golf one night, Daughter and I went to the shopping center to hunt for souvenirs; we all met for ice cream at the end of the evening’s activities. And some days, I didn’t stray further than the edge of the beach where I could pick up scallop shells.
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Love it! I so get getting anxious on vacation…we’re not doing…we’re not doing enough…so that’s excellent.
I love this! We’re gearing up for a vacation, too, and I’m going to have to start serious planning now. We decided that on our vacation, we’re having one day of serious activity in Charleston, and the rest of the time, we stay on Edisto Island and relax with games, movies, and (maybe) swimming.
In fact, the other day I said, “I feel weird about this, but if we got hit with a hurricane while we were on vacation and we were holed up for 3 days, I wouldn’t necessarily mind that.” AND MY WHOLE FAMILY AGREED! #winning!