I have been married so long,i don't even know what I enjoy anymore...
I'm 28 with 2 kids married over 12 years...someone suggested I take some me time...I'm always wife and mommy...any suggestions?
2006-07-11 04:17:44 · 10 answers · asked by NONE 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
Join a book club at your local bookstore, reading a variety of books might help you rediscover what you enjoy.
There is a great book, Excavating Your Authentic Self....it's a great place to start looking for your bliss, your passion.
Reconnect with some friends, and plan a girl's night out.
Need some solitude? Take an afternoon once or twice a month and get a massage, or take a yoga class once a week. These are quiet activities that help you relax and focus...think...give you the time to look inward.
The first thing you need to do is make yourself more of a priority, rediscover what it is you enjoy, and it may be totally different than before you had kids...and remember, the best gift you can give your family is to be healthy, happy, and balanced!
Whatever you do...you need to do it without the hubby, and without the kids...you need peace and quiet for this kind of self discovery...
And ENJOY THE JOURNEY!!!!
2006-07-11 04:32:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
before you got married and before kids what did YOU enjoy?
you can still be a wife and mommy and have time for you.
consider asking friends what they do for fun. there are so many options available these days.
above all-go out have some fun be safe and enjoy life.
[suggestions] go take a class in something that interests you/exercise/etc..
2006-07-11 11:26:55 · answer #2 · answered by broken 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's an idea,......since you already have kids?.....actually get into the idea that you're a mom!......people are always complaining about the fact that they got into a marriage and now they dont have time for themselves,....I thought marriage was about being two people being together and working things out as a team.....then, if you have kids,....putting your life aside to raise them and teach them well......"then"......after you're done with that, re-accessing the situation and making your relationship work and demonstrating to your kids how relationships work, in bad times and in good times. cuz thats the way kids learn,......from seeing things being done..........I dunno, maybe I'm wrong and old fashioned but thats my opinion. you said you dont know what you enjoy anymore,.....maybe since you dont really know, you could just choose something to do for fun.....like being a mommy and making your kid's lives great as a result.....you know,....setting great examples and stuff and enjoying it and being happy that you're doing the best job that you can do.
2006-07-11 11:34:30 · answer #3 · answered by theoregonartist 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well my mom takes hrer time alone.Its not a bad thing.And it does leave time for the husband and kids to have some time "without mom" but if you feel you cant escape the house with your "girlfriends" then stay home it is not against the law to spend time with your children
2006-07-11 11:25:26 · answer #4 · answered by monkyfriends 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go out,have fun.call up some friends and see a movie
or something.have a spa day.
take the whole weekend away from home and just let loose
and enjoy yourself. you deserve it.
hire a babysitter and just have fun outside the house.
2006-07-11 11:22:42 · answer #5 · answered by lovely 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to the movies go bowling enjoy life as a family
2006-07-11 11:34:07 · answer #6 · answered by JAZY 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do a week-end get away with your husband without the kids?
Make it a honeymoon week-end
2006-07-11 11:29:06 · answer #7 · answered by hotdesersand 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For fun?
I love to scrapbook, read, swim, ride bikes, walks in the park, etc. Most of it is still with my family though.
2006-07-11 11:23:41 · answer #8 · answered by PATTY H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when i need a me day i call my sisters and we have sister day, we go do our nails,go to the mall,go out to eat,go shopping and have a fun day. i find it hard to go to my self to have a day for me, it is lonely and you needto share stories with. thats why i suggest you go out with family memebers or friends. good luck.
2006-07-11 11:25:20 · answer #9 · answered by Christina 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-07-11 11:20:31 · answer #10 · answered by lovelygirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋