Have you ever done something that you instantly regretted? Ofcourse you have… None of us are perfect and mistakes are made often. However, I recently made a decision that I basically had to TALK myself INTO doing! Something that’s out of character for me… atleast until recently… You see, I am a wife and mother who left her full time job last July to stay home with her two children. So you can imagine things changed when that full time check was no longer rolling in. I’ve never been one to splurge but with that full time paycheck no longer in the picture, we definitely cut back on things. Which I really can’t complain about because in return, I get to do something I had prayed about for some time… Stay home with my children a whole lot more.

So when I was scrolling through Facebook and came across a comedian that was going to be near our area last month for a show, I definitely wasn’t even considering purchasing tickets. But then I started thinking about my goals that I wanted to work on. One of them being to go out more with my husband and trying different things for date night. We have a four year old daughter and a 20 month old son and I instantly get mom guilt when I ask someone to watch them for us (usually their grandparents) because I don’t want to inconvenience anyone. Although our parents don’t mind watching our kids, I usually just suggest dinner and a movie for date night so that we can get back to kids. But that’s something that I want to change and so I recently had a discussion with my husband about switching things up for date night. So after finding out about this comedian I talked it over with my husband (who probably didn’t believe me when I told him I was going to purchase the tickets) and I decided to purchase them!

While purchasing the tickets, I literally had to tell myself not to back out of buying them! Not because they were expensive (because they weren’t) but just because I was thinking of all of the other things that we could do with that money. Savings, pay a bill, preparation for our vacation. But then I reminded myself that my marriage is one of my greatest investments and that my husband and I deserve this experience! After I literally forced myself to hit “purchase”, I was so glad that I did it! So it brings me to this question… How often do we feel that we CAN’T do things that we enjoy? Especially mothers, I can imagine because we have to handle a lot at times. But this question is for everyone, whether you’re parents, spouses or caretakers. Having responsibilities can sometimes make us forget that we need to take care of ourselves as well.

So all of this to say… MAKE IT A PRIORITY TO GO OUT AND ENJOY YOURSELVES. Whether it’s an amusement park, spa, mall, comedy show, opera or just going to the park. Remember that you need to unplug as well. Whether it’s you and your spouse or you and a group of friends. Get out and do something for YOU! It doesn’t have to be anything expensive… Just something FUN. That’s what I intend to do! And as long as you’re not spending your mortgage/rent, electric company, or some other important bill money, what harm can be done, right? I absolutely cannot wait for this experience! But I’m also interested in trying new things! So please send some suggestions our way in the comments. I would love to try them and blog about those experiences! Can’t wait to hear from you!