Mama Kat's Writers Workshop

I remember when...

I was young, unmarried, and childless

I didn't have a care...

I could get out my car, and not have to wait, or tell someone to watch for cars.

I could come or go all I wanted, without having to check in, and could go anywhere I wanted.

I could sleep in on Saturday and Sunday's.

I could clean my house in an hour... top to bottom.

It would stay clean for about a week.

A WEEK!

I only had to do a load of laundry a week, or could take everything to the dry cleaners and fluff n fold, and pay someone else to do it....

I didn't have to worry about anything or anyone...

Just me.

I could shop all I wanted...

I could read all I wanted...

I could decide where I wanted to go on vacation based on my needs and desires.

I could take as long as I wanted in the shower, and no one would be there knocking on the door to ask me how long I was gonna be. There were no burning questions to be answered.

I didn't have to help anyone with homework.

I didn't HAVE to do anything.

If I didn't feel like cooking... I could go out or order in and get the spiciest stuff I wanted.

If I caught a cold, I was the only one getting it... it didn't cycle through an entire house for weeks on end.

My car was clean... all the time.

I could buy white carpet if I wanted to.

My purse didn't weigh 400 lbs, it wasn't filled with mini cars, lizards, DS games, PSP's and other people's cell phones.

My purse could be smaller.

I got the whole bed to myself.

No one snored.

No one hit the Snooze button 1,000 times a morning... unless it was ME!

I could watch all the chick flicks I wanted.

Nascar never existed for me.

My boobs didn't sag so low, I could scratch them around my knees.

My entire body wasn't a roadmap.

I didn't have grey hair.

I didn't have a worry in the world.

***

You know what?

I wouldn't go back to that for all the money in the world.

(well, maybe the boob thing, yeah)

Sounds kinda boring huh?

Just all the me, me, me, me....

Well, I promised myself I was gonna take a couple of "me" days, and I just booked them.

I booked the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach for 3 glorious days ALONE!

I am sooo excited.

I'm packing books, laptop, capri's, a few blouses, flip flops, undies, and maybe a cell phone.. I'm not sure.

Saundra is gonna find Saundra again.

I'm gonna get my groove back.

I need some swagger.

Quiet.

I love my chaotic, overfilled, cup runneth over, incredibly fantastic wife and mom life... but

a girl's gotta do , what a girl's gotta do.

OF COURSE...

I have to wait until after the I'm done with the stupid Snack Bar.

So... I booked July.

Ahhh... I can feel myself relaxing already...