A long while ago I wrote a piece called 15 Ways to Nurture the Nurturer. We moms are particularly susceptible to burn-out. As our parents age, our children grow, and our lives become more and more demanding, we seem to be on an endless treadmill of stress-induced activity.
That's why vacation is so important.
CNN recently interviewed me about how many Americans fear taking a vacation at all. The reporter and I had a long chat about productivity and how we ultimately get our best ideas while doing something completely unrelated...such as daydreaming or taking a walk through Nature.
So tomorrow I am taking my own advice and unplugging for a week of fun on a Spanish island with my two very best friends in the world - my girlfriend from way back and my husband.
Taking care of the caretaker is as important as the air we breathe. And I'm going to enjoy every sun-drenched, ocean breeze-enriched gulp of it!
