Solo Getaway at Stone Mountain Park

OH the pressures of business, motherhood, and being a wife were weighing down on me! I could feel I was not completely myself and I needed some time to get away!

Back around Summer of 2024 I don’t what I was experiencing, maybe it was the roll over into a new decade, because after my birthday last April (2024) something just didnt seem right! I remember experiencing what I was feeling not long after I returned from a 7 day vacation in Mexico to celebrate my family and I birthday! You’d think I be feeling better mentally and physically after a seven day vacation right? And I was, but I guess being back home, whatever I was creating my reality to be in my head had sunk in!

I felt all over the place! I didn’t feel settled! I didn't feel accomplished, I actually felt stuck! I felt unsure and uncertain not just for me but within my marriage too! I felt as if I was literally losing my mind! As my anniversary approached that September, I knew I didn’t have a vacation to look forward to because my husband and I had agreed we would celebrate light and not take our usual staycation or vacation because of our earlier family trip for our birthdays. In theory, I was okay with that plan, but as the time drew closer and I normally would have that time off, I was no longer okay with not taking that much needed break! Truth was I felt like at this age we should’ve been able to do both and not have to compromise one for the other.

So, I told my husband straight up, I need time! And the time I needed was by myself! I know there are many people I have spoken to that are against married persons feeling like they need time alone, but reality is some times you do and I’m okay with being true to what I feel. To top that, I don’t care what society think I should conform to for my well-being being a married woman! As I often express to women I speak to, especially those that sit in my chair that are believers in Christ, Jesus even took time away to be alone, so how are we any different?

Just few weeks after our anniversary in September, I planned and took a solo trip to Stone Mountain Park!!! I chose it because I knew the drive there wasn’t far, I would feel secluded, the Pumpkin Festival was happening, I could enjoy nature, and a dip in the pool and hot tub in mid-October. It was just what I needed, a two night stay to relax and reset alone!

Maybe you aren’t ready to do a solo getaway at a resort or a hotel, but you can do a solo getaway for a few hours in my chair!

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