i just got home from 6 days at our cabin. ( i call it the lodge).

it is hunting season and all 3 of our kids ~our 2 boys and 1 girl~ love to 

hunt and fish. they have followed in their father's footsteps...footsteps leading

them to the lake, into the woods, 

& into cabelas.

: )

i have always preferred to watch from the sidelines,

cheering them on, but never learning to clean

a fish or cook wild game. (i'm smart like that).

while they are out doing all that hunting stuff i busy myself inside, 

cooking, doing laundry and

cleaning...oh the cleaning.

with muddy boots, 3 big dogs  and sandy soil, 

the cleaning there is never ending. well, on day 2 of being there i

bent over to pick up a patio table and my back went out on me.

i was in a lot of pain and couldn't really do any of the things i would

normally have been doing, so i just sat in a recliner.

it bugged me because i felt restless and useless.

i had magazines and books to read and my computer on my lap,

but like most women, i'm not used to sitting around all

day. by day 2 i could do more, but i also just worked on not feeling

 guilty~ having a bad backache is kind of like

being sick right? and being sick is literally the only time i don't feel

guilt if i'm not being productive.

i ended up actually liking that i had an "excuse" to not work 

the whole time i was there. it was like a little knock upside

the head to just relax.

well i stumbled on the video below today and i think it's

worth watching. our world keeps spinning us faster and faster

and as women, (especially any of you who are younger and 

reading this) we really need to give ourselves permission

to just chill out more. 

give yourself permission

 and then please

encourage your daughters, sisters and girlfriends, to do the same.

now...will you take a breather and watch this great 3 minute video made in the UK?

i loved the british accents and the suggestion to make a "don't do" list.

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i'm going to bed to read now,

xox~ beth