Lets not talk about kids at all

[Shannon]

Ever need a break? Ever need to feel like you're somebody important too? I'm still trying to decide how to incorporate a respite room right here free from kid centralized talk and where you an individual with other thoughts can speak your mind. Suggestions are welcome. If I start a Group it may become a lost group floating out on the cosmos... I'm trying to keep it here in this realm. So, I started with a forum topic. We can start here and maybe when my prego brain lets me think clearly I'll get an " A HA!!" and have it all worked out.

[Kevin]

I like this idea, sometimes it is just good to talk about other things besides the kids. Subject idea fun places to go where there are no children, what do you think?

[Shannon]

Ooh good one. Start a discussion on it. I'll have to think on that one too. The only place I know of is "work". Eeeks or the gym.

[Shannon]

I created a Group for ya Kev.... It's called "the break room".

[J-Reed]

How about "How do you relax when you do get a break????"

Every time I get a break from my son-when I'm not at work or school (those don't count)-I don't know what to do first. I don't know if I should take advantage of the break, catch up on some reading/studying for school, get some laundry and cleaning done, call a friend that I haven't had time to talk to much, go out, go to a movie, or just plain sit down and relax. The last thing is really hard to do because my brain is filled with 8000 things that I should be doing? One of those things being-spend some quality time with me, but it seems like I've forgotten how to clear my brain and do this. Work, school, health, and baby stuff consume my brain. I know this isn't healthy, but can't help it. Anyone else feel like that???

So tell me how do you get all the "to do lists" and "to do for the kid list"?

[Shannon]

Great questions Jen. I'd be interested to learn more on this myself. One thing I do now when I am exhausted from my LPO duties, and the man is driving me crazy, is to take a long hot bath with my favorite (Publics) Lavendar Bath mineral soak, with some lavendar Epsom Salt crystals thrown in as well, turn off the lights, put on some sea scape kind of music, light some candles around the tub and just float in the water. I don't know if I'll get away with this after the baby comes on Thurs or Fri but I'm keeping it in my back pocket.