Sacred Mommy Space- Where do you retreat to when you need to escape?

Oh this week has been LONG.  Long afternoons, endless mornings and quick nights – the kind where you wake up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, look at the clock and see that it says, “5:00am.”  Huge bummer.  You know that kind of night – you see the time and think, Crap!  I only have about two hours left.

It’s quiet time right now!  Can I get an, AMEN!?  After spending the entire morning trying to explain to my son, Buggie, why we don’t push, hit or kick Mommy or the dog. Then putting him in time out to only to have him say, “Why?” Oh my gosh, really?! I told you for 20 minutes why you couldn’t hit the dog!
I am retreating to my sacred place – a bowl of my yummy melted chocolate chips and melted peanut mixed in vanilla ice cream treat while I watch General Hospital.  Yes, I proudly escape Mommy-land to good old Port Charles.  All of my friends know not to call at 2pm because I rarely answer the phone.
Whether your escape is a pair of running shoes and the pavement or a quite corner of your house with your favorite magazine or book, we all need a sacred space. The place where we can sit back, take a few deep breaths in and no one asks us what’s happening or tells us they need their butt wiped. 

Where’s your sacred Mommy space?

Elizabeth (aka Bert) Anderson married her college sweetheart in 2005, and started her journey into motherhood in 2008 with the birth of her son.  She started blogging in 2009 as a way to keep track of her thoughts on being a first time mom, especially her struggle with postpartum depression, and as a way of reaching out to other moms who are struggling with the same things.  This June, Bert had another first in her motherhood travels – a little girl!  Even though she’s newly a mother of two, Bert maintains that no matter how many children you have you will always be a “first time mom” because there’s a first time for everything!  Visit her blog, at FTM. Bert is a contributor for She Thinks Media.

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