Mothers on holiday and other myths

It's December in Cape Town which means just one thing - HOLIDAYS! 

I love this time of the year - the weather is absolutely gorgeous and the vibe is so jovial. Flush with time off and hopefully a bit of a Christmas bonus, the city is bursting to the seams with locals and visitors on a holiday mission.  

Life is already pretty laid back in this gorgeous city of ours, but during December it becomes practically horizontal - lounger / pool chair type of horizontal.  Think bikinis, cocktails, tanned limbs and afternoon naps.  Now wipe that thought from your mind IMMEDIATELY as none of that applies if you are the Mother of Small Children. If you are the Mother of Small Children then you will be running around (in the heat) making cocktails for your guests, putting sunblock on the tanned limbs of your kids and trying hard to get your baby to take an afternoon nap in the heat. Holidays have a slightly different meaning for the Parent In Charge of Children and Other Domestic Duties. 

We are off for a four day getaway tomorrow*. We are leaving our 4 bedroomed air-conditioned mansion** to spend some quality time together in a cosy two bedroom apartment, right by the beach.  As soon as I am finished this brief blog post, I am going to throw a few hundred things into about 50 bags in preparation for our holiday. Fun fun fun! But I don't like to complain (absolute rubbish, I LOVE to complain), so I will suck it up and force myself to enjoy the feeling of sand stuck up my bum and sunscreen in my eyes.  

Actually, although I might sound ever so slightly un-enamoured about this holiday thing, I don't mind too much. I am looking forward to seeing the kids enjoy themselves and spending time with my husband.  I am sure we will be just fine with having the baby sleep in the room with us and no spare room to escape to when the husband snores. I am all about letting go and enjoying myself.

(And if you believe that, you'll believe anything)

Wish me luck.

PLEASE NOTE:

* I am getting someone to stay in my house while I am away so please shelf that plan to break into my house and steal my most prized possessions***. 

** I do not live in a mansion. The word mansion was used for illustrative purposes only

*** I will have my most prized possessions with me anyway (My BB, my iPad and my laptop). I might be on holiday but I am not completely mad.

Comments

[Daryl Faure]

Too true Tertia! Have fun anyway.

[BiancaW]

Enjoy. Sand up your bum and suncream in your eyes is not THAT bad!! :-)

[Janine]

It's the bag packing I can't stand. I hear you: 50 bags of 100s of things. And of course you'll forget that one thing they wanted. Sigh.
Enjoy the holiday. x

[Jeanette Verster]

Hehe love the disclaimers at the end. enjoy the break

[fable fairy]

Ditto all of it! x Cal

[Vannessa]

I just came back from a camping weekend away for 4 days. I need a holiday now to receover!!

[Vannessa]

See!! I can't even spell anymore, I meant 'recover'.

[Oneearthtolive.wordpress.com]

Suncreen in eyes, sand in bum - love it! Have a wonderful Christams with your kids and Marko.

[MomAgain@40]

Enjoy! ;-)
Another urban legend "Mothers on holiday"