A few weekends ago I went off for a solo trip in our camper van followed by a day in the hills. 🚐

It was epic.

I’d brought stuff to do in the evening and instead sat and remembered what peace and quiet felt like!

It felt properly nourishing and replenishing. ⛰

“You’ve earned it” someone said to me. 

There’s a time when I wouldn’t have thought twice about laughing along and relishing in the fact that I had indeed earned it after what have been yet another few weeks on the rollercoaster that is family life just now. 😆

But this time was different.

I was actually a bit miffed. 😤

Because I’ve seen how this attitude was ingrained in me through off-hand comments just like this.

And still is more than I would like. 🙄

I’ve seen how it shows up in my business.

In thinking that everything has to be figured out by some complicated solution that is really hard and takes ages.

In believing that I have to put in way more time and energy than I have available so that things will work out.

Because if it’s not hard, you haven’t earned it, right? 😥

For some of us the blood, sweat and tears are part of the achievement.

Not here. 

Here, it gets to be easy.

Here, it gets to be simple.

Here, we get to play while we work.

And, you get to go away by yourself for a night and a day and even more than that if you fancy just because.

Tune into Episode 89 of the PODCAST this week to hear me talk more about:

• self care as radical responsibility

• how to design your business around your needs

• where to go for your next get away