Relax! That's what weekends are for, right?

This Saturday, August 15th, is Relaxation Day. What a perfect idea for a Saturday! But for some reason, don't we all tend to cram our Saturdays full of our list of "things we needed to do but didn't get done" over the week? And how many of you are guilty of bringing work home? Hmmm? Yeah, that's what I thought.

In a world that is so technology-centered, it's hard to even take a vacation any more. I know, I speak from experience. I'll never forget a "vacation" I took with my husband before we had kids. We went to Myrtle Beach for a long weekend, and much to my irritation, he got a call that something was wrong with one of the computers at the office and he had to remote-in to fix it. Granted, it is neat that he could do that - that in his job if something goes wrong and we aren't at home, he can (most of the time) fix it from a remote site. But, that little "fix" he did took several hours during the best part of the day. Now, fortunately for him, his company is great and he got comp time for the work he did, so basically he didn't lose any vacation time. But what about me? Nope, sorry, I couldn't call back to my office and say "Hey, my husband had to work today, so I didn't really get a real vacation day - can I have an extra?" Yeah, they probably would have laughed me right off the lumpy hotel couch!

And that's just one of many examples. I'd like to try a Bed and Breakfast sometime, but the rule of the house is "if it doesn't have internet access, we can't stay" - also due to his work. And, just in case, he has one of those annoying cell phones where it texts, emails, notifies, blah blah blah him every time something goes up or down at the office. Some of our friends joke that his computers send him text messages at night telling him that they miss him...

Anyway, I realize that these days it's hard to cut the ties to the office, but don't we all deserve a break now and then? This Saturday is officially "Relaxation Day," and considering I'll be out of town visiting family, I fully intend to take advantage of the role grandparents play! I look forward to handing my kids off to relatives that love to indulge them and play with them and answer every call of "MawMaw!!!" immediately. I also am going to embrace being away from the craziness of my own home where laundry and dishes and chores call my name from ever corner but never seem to end no matter how often I tend to them! I even *hope* to get a pedicure!

Every place I look online about "relaxation" seems to mention massage - and although I can't afford the time or cost of one, that does sound like an ideal way to relax. I guess I'll have to settle for the little foot/ankle/calf massage you get with the deluxe pedicure! I wonder how much a hair salon would charge just to shampoo my hair and massage my scalp?

So whatever you enjoy as a relaxing pastime, make a point to do it on Saturday! Even if it's just for a few hours - take some time off to enjoy yourself and forget about all the stressful stuff that normally drives you nuts. I know, I know, easier said than done. But don't you owe it to yourself?

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