How to Survive Life in the Suburbs

Escaping Suburbia

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A spontaneous getaway with the girls!
Not my little girls.
Real women.
Friends.
Imagine. Taking time away from my family and doing something for me?

Quick! Time to pack.
Suddenly my head was spinning. I feel anxious?
Not that long ago a quick getaway also meant a quick pack.
Easy. Bikini, sunscreen, 1 or 2 cute little dresses and a credit card and I was good to go.
Things have changed.

My first task to prepare for this last minute weekend of girlfriend travel.
Confront the Stress.
Apparently I must agonize and rant about how I need to lose some weight. I can camouflage those extra 5 pounds I’ve been carrying for a couple of hours over dinner, but there’s no hiding that extra poundage on a beach weekend.
When did I start caring about what other women think of me? Weird.

Then my inner control freak shows up and starts with the lists.
Things that must be done around the house before I can even think of going.
Groceries in the fridge so my family doesn’t starve to death, or live off chips and cookies for 2 days.
Laundry all caught up so my children will at least have clean clothes if they go out in public.
And for some odd reason, the house must be clean from top to bottom. I don’t know why because we all know by the time I get back the place will be destroyed…underwear all over the floor, and pizza boxes littering the counter tops.
When did I get so damn boring??

When I feel my house is in order I can begin the ordeal which is packing.
Where to begin?
Now that I am “old” (38) this means I start to pack up what can only be described as a mobile pharmacy. Either I am really sick and in need a lot of drugs or I have turned into my Mother. The good news, if you are traveling with me and take ill..I got cha covered.
Next on my list are bathing suits, oh and these little babies can no longer travel alone, they must have cover ups! Lots of cover ups, wraps and disguises. We must not forget that I am still in mourning from the Death of my Bikini.
The 1 or 2 cute outfits I used to just throw into a bag? These are now carefully planned, best of the best, “outfits”. Each must also have little matchy sweaters and cute shoes. Lots of yoga pants and comfy sweatshirts too.
Magazines.
Make-up.
Snacks. Everyone loves the girl with the best snacks.
Hair Stuff.
Drinks.
Cell phone.
The bag for two days is now getting incredibly heavy.
That has to be everything!
UG!
It is decided.
Escaping from the suburbs for a couple of days is a lot harder then it looks.

Next time I feel the need to embrace my spontaneous diva from within…I’ll take the Hubby Skinny Dipping. No planning required.

    • Comments

    5. I can’t think straight if the house is a mess and I need to think straight to plan a trip but I also have to decant. Old shampoo bottles, cleaning liquids etc where there are more than one of the same type open – I get the urge to decant them into one type bottle before a holiday not at any other time!!!

      Have fun x

    7. Oh how true! I always bring way too much on a trip but you just never know what you are gonna need!

      Hope you have a ton of fun!

    10. Packing & unpacking are the 2 things that put me off taking a vacation (not to mention all the planning, booking & preparation)!

      Need a holiday to recover from it all!

      Lovely post!

      xxxLOL LOLA:)

    12. I always have to clean my house before we go away too. There’s something about knowing your house is clean when you get back that is very relaxing…although that doesn’t sound like it might be true in your case.

      Have a great girls weekend!

    14. Haha! Sounds like me. By the time you’ve finished all the preparing and packing it hardly even feels worth going. I’m sure it will be though – a couple of days of blissful freedom… ah. Enjoy!