I went on a trip and had a small break from my kids, I came back refreshed

I hadn't taken a trip with a friend, without my husband and kids, in almost six years.I went to Stowe, Vermont for a weekend with a friend and came back refreshed.Not having to do anything and not being tied to a schedule made me feel so relaxed...

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So when I had the opportunity to go on a two-day trip with a very good friend to Stowe, Vermont, just to chill and see the leaves change color, I jumped right on it..

I traveled to Argentina again years later for my friend's wedding, but it was a weekend packed with events and very little sleep, and I flew right back to my kids afterward because I was consumed by mom guilt...

While I do hang out with friends regularly at home, especially my tennis friends, we are always in a rush to get home to our kids.. I felt like myself again..