“So how was your week-end?” I innocently asked the first person I ran into this morning. “Well, we had so much to do around the house; I didn’t have a moment to relax,” she complained. On to the next women, “So, I hope you had a great week-end?” I tried again. “It is so hectic getting the kids ready for school, I never stopped!” was her exasperated reply.

And so it goes. You get the point. Everybody shared the burden of their life. Between work, school, kids, parents, houses and the holidays, do we even consider just having fun? And, if we actually did indulge ourselves and just relax and enjoy, doing nothing “productive”, how dare we share this information?

Yes, as women, we have a tremendous amount of responsibility. We also have responsibility for ourselves. What is wrong with having fun or doing nothing? Why do we need to justify our existence by constantly advertising the weight of our burdens?

No one is disagreeing; we must take care of our family, community and work related responsibility. We also must take time for ourselves. What if, in the end, who ever had the most fun wins?

Do you allow yourself to just have fun? Laura@realwomenwin.com