Most of you readily agree with me when I suggest that you need to schedule more fun stuff into your life. But – you then go on – it is not possible right now. I will do it but when the baby is older\/ the house renovations are finished\/ the project at work is completed\/ the diet is done\/ the loan is paid off\/ the spring clean is done\/ the divorce final\/ the wedding over etc. etc.<\/p>\n
Yeah right.<\/p>\n
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but that place where everything is done and the fun and relaxation can begin is a mythical place \u2013 like Olympus or Valhalla. IT DOESN\u2019T EXIST!<\/p>\n
Because just as your child is getting older you\u2019ll then decide to have another child or to get a dog; when your stressful project is completed your boss gives you another big assignment (after all you did such a great job with the previous one); when the loan is paid out you decide to start to renovate etc. etc.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s called life.<\/p>\n
Recently a colleague at work said to me (with that disapproving frown that some mothers seem to do so well \u2013 and this wasn\u2019t even a woman): \u201cyou certainly take a lot of holidays.\u201d<\/em> All I could replay was: \u201cwhat am I supposed to wait for?\u201d <\/em>My kids are at an age where they still think we\u2019re the best people to hang out with and anyone with teenage kids knows that that won\u2019t last.<\/p>\n And then, of course, there\u2019s the fact that none of us knows what will happen in the future. People get sick or die, natural (or man-made) disasters strike, accidents happen, your financial situations change for the worse etc.<\/p>\n So, don\u2019t waste time please. Take that family holiday that you long for, invite that special person for a drink, have that girl\u2019s night out that you\u2019ve been planning for months, take the kids to Disney world, spend a day being pampered or flying a hot air balloon, spend a weekend making a shed or take a cruise.<\/p>\n Whatever takes your fancy \u2013 just do it!<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Most of you readily agree with me when I suggest that you need to schedule more fun stuff into your life. But – you then go on – it is not possible right now. I will do it but when … Continue reading