Where is your Mumma's Retreat? Let's create one for you....

Don't you wish you could be here right now!!

Where is your retreat? It's different for all of us. I have girlfriends who retreat in their bathrooms with candles and wine. Others like to meditate, exercise, read in a favourite chair, drink tea in the sun, lay on daybeds reading magazines and others like to sew to create...for me, I retreat to my kitchen and bathroom. There is nothing more relaxing and fulfilling then cooking a dish and serving it to my family and friends. As well, as laying in the bath with bubbles, candles and trashy mags. Whenever I have been in these two spaces, I always come through the other side a happier mother.

Have a think where your retreat is? If you don't have one, here are some ideas to get you going....do yourself a favour and get on to it today:

• Your retreat should preferably be in your home - we spend so much time at home, that we need a space that we can go to unwind
• It could be your garden, your kitchen, your bedroom, a quiet spot in the house
• Develop a ritual - when you visit this special spot, light candles or an oil burner with relaxing oils, settle in and take some time for you
• Its important to visit your retreat at least 2 times a week at a minimum. Even if this means when all the kids are asleep
• Create a spot that makes you happy - maybe its cooking up a storm with no interruptions, maybe its laying in your bed with a great book. If you have a great spot in the sun, put a comfy chair there just for you
• If you are limited on space in your home, you can still have a little spot for you. Even if it is a shared zone.
• No mobile phones are allowed in your retreat space (I am trying too!)

A retreat is a place where you can stop running and escape the craziness of life as a mother. It may be hard to slow down the to-do list in your head, but even if you can just be in your retreat doing what you love, I truly believe you will visit more often.

Enjoy
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