Mom's Night Out Is Good Stuff

Last Monday night I pre-celebrated Mother's Day with my posse from DC Metro Moms Blog. Oh, and this guy. (Who knew he had such fabulous cheekbones!)

There were approximately 27 bloggers in attendance. We hadn't all gotten together since October, so this seemed like the perfect way to reconnect with one another in real life. Call it a Moms/Girls Night Out, call it an Office Party, call it a mitzvah since Quaker made a donation to the Capital Area Food Bank in honor of the DC Metro Moms Bloggers. Call it whatever you want but the bottom line is 27 of us (maybe more, I'm not so great in the math department) were able to make ourselves a priority and have a grown up evening. Something many parents have a tough time doing. Not because we don't think it's important, we just may experience a spike in the Guilt-O-Meter when it comes to taking time for ourselves.

As we roll into Mother's Day, a holiday some bless and others curse, it's perfectly acceptable to appreciate yourself by taking some time to be yourself and yeah, that sometimes means being out of hearing range if anyone is yelling, "MOM?!"