4 nights without kids...is that possible?

...anything is possible! It's been 14 months since bubs arrived and way too long since I've had a child-free break. I know this to be true because I get this strange itch I need to scratch ( I also start going a little nuts!!!)
So, in one week's time I'm heading off to Byron for 4 nights with a wonderful dear friend. For 4 days I'll have music and markets and early morning walks and maybe even fabulous cocktails, instead of dinners to cook and beds to make and clothes to wash and a bum to wipe and bodies to bathe.
It's not that I don't LOVE being a mum. In fact, it's because I love being a mum that I'm so looking forward to my break. I've met some mothers who could not imagine holidaying without their kids. For me, a few days away from the madness and everydayness of motherhood is priceless and injects a new energy and zest that's much needed and most welcome. I know it's not always possible...to take the time away for your SELF. I'm grateful I have the support in my partner to go. But most importantly I'm grateful I have the ability to let go - for just a short while - of the need to control what my chidlren eat, drink and wear and when they sleep and play...And I know my heart will overflow when I'm back with my gorgeous girls, a little more carefree...