The mom-cation needs to be a “thing.”

I’m 100% sure of it. I feel like I see stuff about it all the time anymore, I’m sure you have too.

But I’m actually willing to go a step further with solo vacations. Like, no kids, no husbands, no friends, no anybody.

Don’t get me wrong, I love to be with friends and family. I’m all for family vacations, an anniversary weekend away with my husband, girls night out, sister-cations (which my sisters and I have yet to do!), any and all of the above. But when is the last time you were completely ALONE? My guess would be that, for most of us, it was a looooong time ago.

Have you ever seen the movie Date Night with Steve Carell and Tina Fey? In that movie she talks about her fantasy of sitting alone in a room drinking diet sprite. I thought that was the strangest fantasy, because at the time I didn’t understand how that could be so difficult… or so desired, for that matter. I also wasn’t at a place in my life where I craved alone time. I had one sweet little baby girl and I wanted to be with her 24/7. Crazy how our wants change throughout motherhood, right? Sometimes we can’t get enough of our kids, sometimes we want to have more babies, sometimes we question our sanity on having any in the first place, sometimes we want to run away, sometimes we want to snuggle and play while our kids want to run away. Motherhood is pure blissful insanity at its finest. 

But back to that whole being alone fantasy…

How do I feel about it now? Now I TOTALLY get it. 

About 5 years ago I went to a runDisney half marathon, by myself, and it was amazing! I didn’t actually plan on going by myself, but I didn’t plan on going with anyone either. I just planned on going. And so I went, by myself. There is only one word to describe the entire experience… L I F E C H A N G I N G.

It wasn’t all about the runDisney experience (which was in itself amazing). It was about the alone time as well. I wasn’t looking for it, but it was there. I had a hotel room to myself. I went where I wanted, when I wanted. I had quiet time to just sit and be. I didn’t have anyone else to take care of or want anything from me. And when it was all over, I had my beautiful family waiting for me when I got back, ready with great big hugs and snuggles for me when I got there. 

Completing a half marathon was special for me in my own personal ways, which I wrote about here if you care to check it out. But my takeaways of the entire experience went beyond the accomplishment of the half marathon. 

Wanna get away?

Mamas, I’m telling you, if you’re able to get away alone and you are someone who truly enjoys alone time, go for it! I have no idea when I’ll get a chance to do it again, but one day I will. Shoot, I’d love to make it an annual thing! #goals