Today let's talk about get away time. To be more specific Ladies/Fellas Night. Now if you're like me, a free night doesn't come but so often, and when they do I try to make the most of it. Recently I realized that I haven't been out with the ladies since about my birthday, which is April 5th by the way. Now I don't have a lot of female friends, but the ones I do have, I love hanging with because they are all nuts ( in a good way of course). We always have a great time, whether it's for a weekend or just a few hours. It's just so hard to synchronize all of our schedules. But when we do it's always good to catch up and spend time away from it all. No babies, no men, just us girls, doing whatever we decide to do. And I'm sure the guys can relate to the awesomeness of a all guys outing.
Lately it seems that we have become too busy with the hustle and bustle of life to actually take the free time. There's always a reason why tonight isn't a good night: the clothes need to washed, my husband/wife wants to go out so who's going to watch the kid, or I'm just so tired for working so much. To me all these are cop outs. Now don't get me wrong, these are all real life things BUT there's a ways to work through these little road blocks, of you really want to go out. You can always throw the clothes in when you're leaving out. I'm sure there's an aunt, cousin, neighbor, god-parent, or somebody that will watch the kid, if you just ask. You being tired from work is just another reason why you should go out, you owe it to yourself to unwind a little bit. I know I do. Remember back in high school, you would talk to your girls/boys during lunch and plan for the weekend and come Friday night, just be out and about roaming the city? I know it wasn't just me meeting the crew at the skating ring or at the IHOP. It was so simple then. We didn't have all the extra stress factors that we have now. Back then overtime only happened at sporting events and bills were what they were singing about on School House Rocks.
Now that we have grown up and started careers and families, it seems that we forgot that it's ok to chill and not do extra work, that can actually wait until Monday. Just to hang out and to catch up with your friends. You may have get a permission slip from your significant other, but there's no shame in that. We've done it at one time or another. Even if you didn't say the words "Can I....", if you've asked "So what's your plans tonight?" hoping that they say they just staying home chilling, you've gotten a permission slip. You're probably laughing because you know it's true. It's OK. :)
Although we have the technology to get in contact with just about anyone at anytime, there's nothing like sitting with someone and sharing a laugh so hard that your back hurts because you can't stop and you literally have tears because you're trying your best to stop laughing but every time you try to stop you start laughing again. Those moments are the ones that help us cope with the rest of life.
The way I see it everyone needs to get out their daily routine sometimes. If you don't eventually you will go crazy with boredom. It may not happen right now, but it will happen. And we don't need anyone catching a charge because they snapped while making the same Friday night dinner that they've made for the past 6 months. So call your girls/boys tell them that they need to find a sitter, permission slip and meet you at the rendezvous spot.
PS Now if you make this a regular thing as in every weekend, don't be surprised if your permission slip gets torn up and revoked.....so use it, but use it wisely. ;)
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