What do you do for yourself?

JLK0414 · April 2014

Gym, girl's night out, manicure, reading, speciality class, etc. How do you recharge?

bumpuser794640 · April 2014

I go to bootcamp twice a week right now, plus a knitting group on Tuesday evenings. I also like to take baths or go to Starbucks alone sometimes.

LoriLee14 · April 2014

I like to read

going to movies

I used to paint and I would love to get back into that

notreallyirish · April 2014

I suck at balance and that is part of why I'm going back to school in the fall. In the meantime I've been going to the gym and trying to read more. I'm also trying to make my H take on more baby duty. He does great with DS1, but DS2 is glued to me all day and all night and I just need a break. Tonight was a fairly rocky start...I tried to have DH put DS2 to bed and it was a huge fail. But I'm not going to cave. They can figure it out.

eaglesfan700 · April 2014

I do lots of things, many of the ones you mentioned. But the most important are probably the gym and my Eagles season tickets

Hollylb3 · April 2014

Every Friday night, my sister and I have girls night out. Just dinner and a trip to the mall and / or target, but that's all it takes for a good recharge for me.

nonoemily · April 2014

I get up super early to work out/read/eat an uninterrupted meal/drink coffee. I have to have my me time.

I go hiking. Like, absolutely any block of free time that comes my way I am outside, rain or snow, going somewhere new. This is my one non-parenting thing that I do. I still have some childless friends and I realized when DS was about a year old that I was totally boring to talk to.

CiderWench · April 2014

I exercise Mon-Sat mornings with a girlfriend. And I spend time on my hobbies: reading, knitting, and crochet. Oh, and book club once a month ~ which is pretty much like a girl's night out!

lyingliarlies · April 2014

gym, running.

just now i looked at my (3rd margarita of the night) & saw that it was still half full & thought, "hey good lookin' "

and plus also it took me 5 minutes to backspace & make this mostly coherent.

i lurve you guys.

rosesandpetals · April 2014

lyingliarlies said:

gym, running.

just now i looked at my (3rd margarita of the night) & saw that it was still half full & thought, "hey good lookin' "

and plus also it took me 5 minutes to backspace & make this mostly coherent.

i lurve you guys.

Drunk bumping is the best.

Lindsay9911 · April 2014

I've been struggling lately with exactly this. I am working on balance and getting back into things I enjoy outside of babies and play dates!

I enjoy cooking, sewing and crafting! I would love to do all those things more!

rosesandpetals · April 2014

I pick one night a week (not always the same night, depends what's going on) and I don't do anything. No cleaning the house, no picking up DD's toys, no paying bills... I just leave everything and take time for myself. Sometimes I just stay home and read, sometimes I go out... but only "me" things. It is nice to be out of mommy/wife mode and just be selfish for a few hours.

I am so much more relaxed since I started doing this.

superToots · April 2014

Out for beer and gossip with my girls, gym, sewing, trashy tv, thrift store shopping with dh sans kiddos, the occasional date with my bullet

rosesandpetals · April 2014

@nonoemily said:

I get up super early to work out/read/eat an uninterrupted meal/drink coffee. I have to have my me time. I go hiking. Like, absolutely any block of free time that comes my way I am outside, rain or snow, going somewhere new. This is my one non-parenting thing that I do. I still have some childless friends and I realized when DS was about a year old that I was totally boring to talk to.

Do you bring DS with you? I used to like hiking... well, more walking on trails than hiking, but DD won't sit in a stroller for shit and I know if I put her in a carrier she would just pull my hair. I have high hopes of getting to go again when she's old enough to walk it (so only like 5 more years, nbd :P).

misswendyk · April 2014

Thanks for posting this.. As I am reading everyone's response I am trying to think of what I do... Honestly nothing (maybe a dinner out with a friend every 2 months).. Maybe that is why I am so burnt out. Thanks for reminding me about me time.
Can I ask how you fit it all in?

vlagrl29 · April 2014

yoga every week and a spa day twice a year

nonoemily · April 2014

roses&65335678 said:

@nonoemily said:

I get up super early to work out/read/eat an uninterrupted meal/drink coffee. I have to have my me time.

I go hiking. Like, absolutely any block of free time that comes my way I am outside, rain or snow, going somewhere new. This is my one non-parenting thing that I do. I still have some childless friends and I realized when DS was about a year old that I was totally boring to talk to.

Do you bring DS with you? I used to like hiking... well, more walking on trails than hiking, but DD won't sit in a stroller for shit and I know if I put her in a carrier she would just pull my hair. I have high hopes of getting to go again when she's old enough to walk it (so only like 5 more years, nbd :P).

I'll take DS if it's short. Like less than three miles. He likes a wildlife refuge or something with lots of animals. Not so much into old growth forests. If I can take him in the stroller he'll sit, but he's too heavy to wear and he won't walk more than a half mile on his own yet.

My mom wants to see him once a week, so I can get a short hike in usually. And I have a standing arrangement with FIL once a month and once a month with DH for longer hikes.

rosesandpetals · April 2014

nonoemily said:

@nonoemily said:

I get up super early to work out/read/eat an uninterrupted meal/drink coffee. I have to have my me time. I go hiking. Like, absolutely any block of free time that comes my way I am outside, rain or snow, going somewhere new. This is my one non-parenting thing that I do. I still have some childless friends and I realized when DS was about a year old that I was totally boring to talk to.

Do you bring DS with you? I used to like hiking... well, more walking on trails than hiking, but DD won't sit in a stroller for shit and I know if I put her in a carrier she would just pull my hair. I have high hopes of getting to go again when she's old enough to walk it (so only like 5 more years, nbd :P).
I'll take DS if it's short. Like less than three miles. He likes a wildlife refuge or something with lots of animals. Not so much into old growth forests. If I can take him in the stroller he'll sit, but he's too heavy to wear and he won't walk more than a half mile on his own yet. My mom wants to see him once a week, so I can get a short hike in usually. And I have a standing arrangement with FIL once a month and once a month with DH for longer hikes.

A half mile is a long walk for a 2 year old! I'm impressed! I've seen too many Criminal Minds episodes to hike alone or I'd have DH watch her too. Have you started training for your non-technical mountain climbing yet? How's that going? For some reason, I thought you were pregnant but it's not in your signature so I must be thinking of someone else.

nonoemily · April 2014

Uh, no I'm pregnant. I'll be hitting second tri when I do my climb.

I'm trying to get out there as much as I can, but my hiking partner hurt her knee, so we weren't able to do some of the long trek we had planned last week. I'm confident I can do it, but mostly just trying to be in the best shape possible before we get to mid-May.

I'll probably quit my regular hiking in August and just focus on small stuff to keep myself sane until November.

nonoemily · April 2014

Here's a picture from today.

zbeesma86 · April 2014

Shopping, night out with the girls, reading, running, brunch, sauna, family time, coffee, & beach days.

rosesandpetals · April 2014

That's gorgeous! I can't believe you're doing that pregnant, I feel especially lazy now. Lol.

Louiej · April 2014

Take the long way home when I have a babysitter. Or "work late" meaning a dirty martini. Or two. Oh! my new thing: getting my eyebrows waxed at an actual place instead of a school. Worth it. Sooo worth it.

Cherryblossoms07 · April 2014

The gym. I usually go five days a week. If I really need to recharge I leave the kids with DH and go shopping, out for lunch, and/or get a Mani/pedi.

jlpev · April 2014

No. I really need to. Thats so sad.

Disneygeek77 · April 2014

A few months ago I starting going to a woman's bible study and we are studying the book No More Perfect Moms. I'm surprised how much I enjoy it and I think I will do it again in the fall.

Other than that I would say goofing off on the internet or watching my favorite TV shows.

superToots · April 2014

JellyBellyStar said:

Hollylb3 said:
Every Friday night, my sister and I have girls night out. Just dinner and a trip to the mall and / or target, but that's all it takes for a good recharge for me.
Aw I'd love it if my sis lived close enough for this...I hope in the next few years.

I totally meant to say this too. And we do this exact same thing whenever we visit one another. Target browsing with your sister is a heavenly activity.

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