Have you ever felt like just driving away from it all for awhile?

[cparian]

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. So good to know I am not alone in this feeling. I seriously doubt I could ever actually do it. My problem is lately I have lost the ability to take the time out for myself. Whenever I try, I just think about all the things that need to be done. I even have started doing yoga, but only one day a week. At the end of the yoga session when you are supposed to empty your mind & just lay there & relax. My mind is far from empty. Long baths are the same way, I can't just lay there & relax.

I was taking long hikes in the woods with my dogs, it would clear my mind & help me relax. Lately it's been so hot & humid hikes are not fun right now for me or the dogs.

Heres to hoping fall comes soon so I can get back to my happy place.

Once again, thank you everyone for the encouragement.

 

[coloradochick]

Everyday

 

[HeatherLynn]

Heck I feel like it right now.

I have taken off before though. I had the kids in the car and was supposed to go grocery shopping. Instead I hopped onto the interstate and headed to Nashville. My husband requested that anytime I feel like running away again if I could just call and leave a message on his cell phone and make sure to grab some cash just in case. We didn't make it to Nashville. I had to stop for 2 kids to go potty and decided it was time to turn around anyway

 

[Whispering Winds]

Actually, I wanted everyone else to go somewhere for a few days and leave ME alone at home with the animals and just me and some good murder mysteries to read.

We all feel that way; I personally think its just part of being a woman . . .a wife . . . and a mother. Women are "fixers". We want to take "broken" men and make them better, doesn't work, by the way . . .in most cases. We don't want our kids to be hurt or do without or have distress in their lives . . .and then it all snowballs on us because we do and do and do and never ask for much in return and we crash. When my five kids were little, I would work and work and work and then just collapse and be sick for a day or two and then back at it . . .its nothing to feel guilty about and sometimes just talking about it helps. I am a talker (bet you guys never noticed, huh!?) and it helps me to just vent about my life when things get too much to bear.

I am glad I have a roof over my head, a good fella although he drives me nuts somedays, (and I am sure he says the same about me) and a sweet good little DS and decent health . . .so I try to keep the glass half full.

Good luck, feel better . . .we all understand and 99.9% of us have been there at one time or another in our lives.

 

[pookiegoldman]

Quote:

 

[Terri O]

You need to find some friends that you enjoy being with.....This is what I do: 3 times a year we go to a hotel to scrapbook. Doesnt cost much and my best friend (since we were 4) and I share a hotel room. Her life is crazy like mine. We lay in our beds and talk until the wee hours....we are always so amazed how good it feels to wake up in the morning and not have to feed something! It is very regenerating! Try it and you will be amazed how much better you feel! Terri O

 

[I have WHAT in my yard?]

I have certainly felt it! Whew! There were plenty of times when I wished I could run away form my life and still keep my husband....... never could figure out how to manage that.

I have driven away and sat in a parking lot, I was just incommunicado for an hour or so but my husband was freaked.

I went off to a single friend's house for a weekend just to recharge my batteries. I missed my family so much I almost came back early. ......

We've all been there.

 

[sourland]

Been there, done that, and it's completely normal.

 

[bragabit]

Yes that exact same feeling...BUT what you need to know is that it is GOOD for you to have some alone time. I know that it will never fit into your schedule, it never does. So you must make it a priority. You'll feel so refreshed and relaxed!!

 

[annie3001]

i have felt that way too. but i have so many commitments home/work/ etc. i just couldnt.
goodluck, hope you find the peace that you need.