November 11, 2020 at 08:00PM

-

Sandra Tsing Loh once said, "I am a member of the 'sandwich' generation, that group that must simultaneously care for elderly parents and support children." I, too, find myself in this sitch. Since 2016 to be exact...

Thus, it is inevitable that the stress of dealing with competing priorities gets the better of me. Add to that the effects of dwindling hormones, then boom! Insanity. 

So on this one day in a year, I decided to spend with dear hubby, away from everyone. I felt I needed the breathing space badly, so I single-handedly booked us for a stay in a villa by the sea. And I must say, that was one glorious and happy escape. 

Crimson Resort 
October 2020 

via Instagram https://instagr.am/p/CHcx9s5ARze/

Comments

Post a Comment

Your comment will appear after the blog author has published it.

Thank you for sharing your view. :)

Popular posts from this blog

School and a Mixed Bag of Emotions

-
Image
"You can’t imagine your life with kids, until you have them, then you can’t imagine your life without them." ~Author Unknown It's been a week since two of our three sons flew to Manila to attend their classes. Even with the (remaining) 9 year old son at home, doing his usual stuff alternately watching tv, tinkering with his Legos, cutting/ folding/ creating things with paper and playing with the iPad, and making a ruckus all by his lonesome, the house is, weirdly, quiet. I often find myself introspecting... about the nest almost empty now and other similar thoughts. And I struggle to stop myself from wallowing in a mixed bag of emotions. It's not a bad thing, except, I could waste hours doing that. I thought I was totally in control and could dismiss the situation as another milestone, like seeing your child lose his first baby tooth. Nothing a warm hug or an ice cream could not fix. On the contrary, that hug at this time just exacerbates the yearning. It ...
Read more

How They've Grown

-
Image
Looking at old photos is becoming my favorite activity to pass time. Thanks to popular memes on instagram and the instant access to pictures at flickr, I get to dig them up, view them and be transported back in time... in a snap.
Read more