Momsday: The Great Escape

Hello, moms! How is your week going? This is the last month off from school for the kids, and summer is slowly ticking away. We need to get out there and enjoy it while it lasts!

It has been so hot and humid these past couple of weeks, and if you are not hanging out poolside, then most likely you are hiding in your house in the air conditioning.

This really is not good for two reasons. The first reason would be your sanity and the well-being of those trapped inside the house with you. The kids will drive you insane with all of the “Mom, I am bored” and “Mom, I can’t find anything to eat” comments all day long. By the time that your husband comes home, he had better not make one wrong comment, or he will be in the doghouse out in the backyard—with the children of course, where everyone will be wearing their new “designer spaghetti wigs” because mom had a slight meltdown while making dinner!

The second reason that staying inside is really not good: your health. Sitting at home all day on the couch, watching TV and eating whatever the children have not eaten already is not a good idea.

Moms don’t have time to get sick from eating junk food for weeks, and we most certainly don’t want to have to lose five pounds off of our I-worked-hard-to-look-good-in-this-swimsuit physiques!

So here is my suggestion for a little sanity and something healthy to do this week: Walk. That’s right, grab the hubby after dinner and go for a little stroll.

The sun is setting in Baldwin-Whitehall, the air is starting to cool down a little, and it is a great night to go for a walk. You can walk around the neighborhood, walk to the park, walk around the track at the school closest to you or take a little walk on the . Any which way, just go take a really nice, relaxing stroll with your hubby. You can talk about your day at home with your lovely children, he can talk about his job that he loves more than anything, you can say “hi” to your neighbors out watering their poor withering plants, and the whole time, you are doing something really good for yourself and your family, too! As a friend of mine always likes to say, “And we’re walking ... ”

If nothing that I have said sounds like fun to you, then how about planning a night out with the ladies? The  is hosting a “Ladies Night & Deals$ for Divas$” event on Thursday. The restaurant will be having a special purse party that night and drink specials for the ladies. The fun starts at 7 p.m. and lasts until 10, so you can still get home early enough on a weeknight.

Sounds to me like a fun night out for the girls to get a new, stylish purse and to have some drinks and laughs with your best group of friends. And it’s so close to home!

It’s girls’ sanity night at the Getaway this week!

So, no matter what you decide to do this week, be it walking with the hubby or going out with the girls, go grab some “mom time.” We all need some!

Have a great week, and I hope that you enjoyed reading!

And we’re walking ...