I love a good vacation. But I love a good escape even better.
Vacations always seem like an event. Lengthy travel, lots of planning, most likely involving a crowded destination that’s loads of fun but does little to rejuvenate you. There’s a reason for the popular expression, “I need a vacation to recover from my vacation.”
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Escapes are the antithesis – easy, quiet, rejuvenating. A time to reconnect – with yourself, with nature, with your family. My husband and I stumbled into the escape lifestyle before we had kids, realizing that we much preferred enjoying multiple small trips each year instead of one large and expensive vacation. The reason? It gave us something to look forward to all year long instead of drudging through the year waiting for one big trip.
We’ve carried on that tradition since we’ve had kids. We regularly plan weekend getaways, and though you’d think they’d rail against the fact that we don’t bring tablets or laptops or any other technology, our kids look forward to them even more than we do. They love taking long walks in nature and exploring. Sitting around the table working on a jigsaw puzzle, fighting over who gets to put in the last piece. Savoring hot cocoa on the stove. Playing board games late into the night.
There’s nothing like the connection that comes from unplugging and getting away from it all. As a mom I’m less stressed, my kids seem more well-behaved, and everyone genuinely enjoys each other because instead of being a distraction from all the to-dos that need to get done, spending time together is the to-do and there are no distractions. And we reap the benefits long after we get home. In fact, I find my tween boy’s moods are far better after these periods of reconnection in a way we haven’t been able to replicate with simple one-on-one time at home.
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