Me Time!!!

I have been married for 11 1/2 years now and have 2 beautiful girls.  Mark has been an avid hunter as long as I have known him.  He took a few years off after we had the girls (which was FANTASTIC), but he has hunted the rest of the time.  I was always so jealous of what I would call "his time."  He would tell me to go do something.  I never knew what that was.  I mean....he had a purpose, going to the woods or the duck blind....shoot something...definite purpose.  I couldn't come up with something for me that had a purpose.  I tried to shop every so often or "spa days," but it just never worked.

I have really gotten into working out.  Now, don't get me wrong...I eat TONS and don't exercise hours upon hours a day.  I do however go to the gym at least 3-4 times a week and am now training for a 5K (early stages mind you).  But, it is "me time."  I LOVE it!!!  I worried "me time" would take away from my girls...I haven't missed but a thing or 2 in a 2 year time period.  I worried it would burden Mark, when I was gone an hour and half a day....but he is fine with it!!  I am lucky....I know!  :)

"Me time" has made me a better wife, mom, and person.  I feel better after some "me time."  I don't have guilt (like I was afraid I would) and my family isn't deprived when I am not here...they carry on!  Sometimes we have to know what we need to make us better!