When in Doubt, Bench Your Favourite Player
“Sleep. Please. Let me sleep.”
“I don’t want to clean. For once.”
“A little me-time. Other than grocery shopping.”
There you have it. It’s the trifecta of Top Mom Wishes. These are gifts more in demand than an iPad2 or Jimmy Choos. And all fingers point to REST.
You can do this on any budget. Let her sleep in while you take the kids to do the grocery shopping and make dinner—just make sure you are following the ‘self-contained gift’ rule to pull this off (enlist childcare if you need it, have the kids do the dishes..hell—make the kids into your Valentine’s day slaves. That’ll learn ‘em).
Want Coach Kat’s take on the best way to play this?
Get yourself on Hotwire.com and grab a 4-star hotel room. Add in a breakfast voucher. Maybe a bottle of champers or some candy and magazines (like my Hubs did when he was in the dog house—cha-ching) and then step back to watch the fireworks.
Oh. Wait. Did you think you were included in this scenario? Nope. This is for mom only. I can barely write this without daydreaming about the king bed, the fresh sheets, the no-poo smell, the bathtub free of squeaky toys, and a tv to watch whatever I want…No Gold Rush Alaska…Some hot room service meal that rolls into and out of my life...Is it getting hot in here?
Gentlemen, if you’re interested in a rewarding Steak & BJ Day this is the ultimate.
More ‘Me-Time Maneuvers’ to get you points:
Now get out there and give us good stuff!
Check out Lesson 1 and Lesson 3 from the Playbook
Stay Positive,
xo Coach Kat
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