- Running into your high school nemesis at the supermarket after you’ve just pulled an all-nighter with a croupy barfing 2 yr old and she’s had a spa day
- The question “what’s for dinner” when your mate gets home and your child has not napped at all, and has run you ragged
- Mother in Laws
- Diaper Blowouts
- Exes of any sort
- The PTA dictators
- Other people’s kids
- Your 4 yo, with a speech impediment running through the mall food court screaming “fork, fork, fork!”
- Your teenager helping herself to your wardrobe/shoes/hairdryer/jewelry/makeup/handbags/flatiron/car (!!!)
- That last minute craft heavy school project that requires a trip to every Michael’s, Hobby Lobby and Jo-Ann’s in the tri state area and a second mortgage on your house.
I could keep going, I really could. I’ve personally experienced just about every one of these things, and then some. Just yesterday my car was dead because someone left the globe light on in the third row. Who did it? The usual suspect. “Not me!”. Sometimes I really think I am going to lose my head!
Which is precisely why I am grateful for the little nice things that can turn a day around. Taking a moment to yourself really helps! I don’t drink many sweet coffee/cocoa/tea drinks on a daily basis but when I’m in need of a pick me up these Cafe Escapes blends for my Keurig coffeemaker are a real treat. I’m partial to the dark chocolate and the chai latte. I do have to hide these from my kids though. They wouldn’t last otherwise!
Here’s my other instant pick me up secret. Hearing the UPS/Fedex/Mail truck stop in front of my house. With a box with MY name on it. Does your heart skip a beat for “gifts in the mail”? Sometimes I shop for things online, just for the thrill of getting something delivered to me. Something to unwrap. Hurray! But when it’s something good, and a surprise, so much the better. Are you a sucker for gifts in the mail? If so you should check out Birchbox. It’s a service that sends you new beauty products to try out each month.
Every month you’ll receive 4-5 hand-picked beauty samples form the best brands around – from the luxe lines you covet to the new and niche companies you’ve yet to discover. It’s $10 (or less if you sign up for a yr) a month including shipping and there are some additional member benefits.
Subscribers enjoy:
- An online mini-mag filled with how-to videos, articles, and tips from the pros
- An online Shop filled with the best skincare, haircare, makeup, and more
- Birchbox Points, a super generous rewards program – easy to earn, track, and redeem points
- Great shipping offers on full-size orders, including free shipping on monthly product picks, and all orders $50+
I’ve got one free subscription to Birchbox to give away. Leave me a comment below telling me why you think moms need/deserve a little escape every now and then. I will choose one winner at random by noon next Monday, March 19th.
In the meantime, I’m brewing myself a chai latte and keeping an ear out for the postman.
Disclosure: I am an ambassador for Keurig, and as such receive periodic samples of their products to try, including the Cafe Escapes collection. I also received some samples from Birchbox last month and they were quite fabby! Enough to make me subscribe. Just don’t tell my teenaged daughters. Opinions are my own, as usual.
I think most Moms and women tend to take care of themselves last… after kids, husbands, work, school, pets, friends, favors, more work, household stuff, sick pets, sick kids, helpless husbands, fundraisers … the to do list is endless and every time you check things off it piles on in multiples… without a little ‘me’ time it is impossible to manage and manage well – besides deserving it / an escape whether it be an hour or 2 or a day or 2 keeps you fueled. Then of course there is the fun factor of the escape!
I love my Birchbox subscription! It’s nice to receive little surprises in the mail and I would love to win a subscription to send to a friend.
Moms need an escape because we all too often get pushed to the back of the line, we drive ourselves nuts trying to do 5,000 things a day and end up tired, cranky, and worn out. I’m a firm believer that rest and “me time” lets me come back refreshed and better able to handle things.
As a mom of a toddler I NEED escapes as often as I can take them. Just the other day I was so desperate for a pick me up I grabbed the only “semi” clean cup I could find, which happened to be a sippy cup, and poured myself a cold cup of coffee left in the pot from this morning. Best part, there was still some milk left over in the cup so I didn’t even need to search out creamer. You know you need a break when something like THIS is exciting!
Kate
I always put myself last – agree with jeannine. The only thing that keeps me going is a cup of coffee (well… more like 4 a day)..shhh don’t tell my cardiologist! ha!
As a homeschooling mom of 3 I definitely put myself last. I don’t have a coffee maker (due to the Starbucks at the edge of my neighborhood) but I know the value of taking a break for us moms to recharge!
You and I have so much in common! I LOVE receiving gifts in the mail and I have quite an online shopping habit. I’d love to try out this service, thank you for the opportunity! I need an escape from my kids in general. Everything I have goes to or towards them and I’m always last! I know that’s the way it should be but damn, I want something for myself too! lol
I prefer Mommy Juice (wine) to coffee and beauty produts to Wine:)
I have one girl and need my “Me” time , don’t know who moms with 2 or more kids do it…ohh wait i do know since i have 7 brothers and 3 sisters (yes same parents) and was/is the oldest girl who had to clean, change dipers since 10yrs of age….i feel like i have been a mom my whole life, so yes a nice surprise from the Bitchbox whould be perfect reminder that i/we all need to take care of ourselfs…in the end a happy wife makes a happy family:)
Demi
I love these – especially #1. I constantly run into my ex-boyfriends and even my husband’s ex when I am looking like a train wreck. Typical!
Love Birchbox also! Great products, and always fun to get something in the mail.
I love getting goodies delivered, too (and can totally relate to the frustrations you listed here).
Love the box idea! I have 2 kids and I always feel like I need an escape from the never-ending to-do list. Someone is always hungry, thirsty or needing something. Then there’s the never ending piles of laundry, dishes, cleaning, etc. Ah, the joys of motherhood! 🙂
Mom’s need a break from the laundry! Oy!
This sounds like a pretty cool service. I will have to check it out. 🙂
Moms need and deserve an escape because they do so much. I juggle all the time as do most moms. Something like this would be awesome….something for mom….something special each month….and what mom couldn’t use a little coffee to keep her energy up?
Moms need an escape because not only do we DO everything, we think and plan about it all, too.
moms deserve an escape because we do it all, we are responsible for everything & sometimes you just need a moment to yourself!
I have to agree with your mother in law getaway!!! My inlaws live right beside me and come and go whenever they please. It drives me crazy sometimes!!!
keshakeke@aol.com
Moms deserve an escape because with little ones underfoot, we can’t even go to the bathroom by ourselves!
Mom’s deserve a little escape because they work really hard, everyday!
AS a Mom to 5 kids I do not get many breaks from the ;aundry, cooking, homework, etc… This box looks like a great well needed pick me up!
We’re overworked 24-7 and completely under appreciated. I actually needed a break today and escaped to the beach for half an hour all by myself!
We put our children’s needs before anything else in our lives, and that puts our own personal needs on the back-burner. I believe that’s why moms need a little break.
I think mom’s need an escape once in a while because we need to get recharged to keep strong to face life’s ups and downs and give it are all in caring for our children. When I mean caring for our children I mean caring for them physically and emotionally and we put our own physical and emotional needs aside, so once in a while I think we deserve to honor those wants and needs for ourselves.
priscillavbenavides@yahoo.com
I know this is over. I know this won’t be read why do we need an escape? Because we take on the burden if our family and the world. We fight fights that are not appreciated. We make family dinners that have an empty table. We are expected not asked. We become robots, not mothers, not wives; just another Jetson robot. We cry and mask it easily.. It becomes a habit. Our favorite phrase becomes, ” I’m ok, nothing is wrong.”
When we are alone. We are truly alone. Our tears burn, our thoughts are unbearable at times, our esteem? Absent. We wonder, when this happened to us and why. Our answer, because we are mothers. Taking on a job like that requires vacations and getaways often. But that’s ignored too.. So we/I sit, looking at an empty spot.. Wasting away.. Knowing it.. Not caring.. Wondering what they will do when I give up.. And I’m gone…