Bon Bon Day

Today I had a partial Bon Bon Day. I swore when I became a stay at home mom that I wasn't going to be one of THOSE stay at home moms that sat around drinking coffee, eating bon bons, visiting with friends. Okay, I didn't really think that is what stay at home moms did. My plan was to work really hard being a stay at home mom and "earn" my keep. I didn't believe I needed a break.

That didn't last long. My kids always had a nap time/room time. That was my time. I'd find myself scrapbooking  When pre school arrived for my youngest I took that time to go to the grocery store. By myself. I considered that a huge break. I would make myself sit for 15 minutes and not DO anything.

Occasionally I'd relax with my friends, but it was always with just a bit of guilt because I wasn't doing anything.

It wasn't until the last five years that I've been able to have bon bon days. Sitting around doing nothing but dreaming, watching a movie, driving up into the hills hiking, etc. Basically being "unproductive". Hmmmm...really is it unproductive to stop thinking for a bit and be grateful for the day, the beauty of the hills, to dream, to just STOP doing!!!

Absolutely not! We all need to re-energize at some point. Now that my kids are in school full time I have more time to have bon bon days instead of bon bon hours. My goal this school year is to have at least one "Bon Bon Day" a month. There are a few hikes that I want to do before the weather turns bad. After that, who knows! I only managed to do one Bon Bon Day last year so hopefully I'll do a better job this year.