Don’t we all really love that. Let’s take a vacation!! It’s summer holiday time. Take time off work , lock up the house and go away for a few days. Personally, I LOVE it!!!! Go see a new place. Enjoy with family. Bond with the kids. Experience new things. And make lots and lots of lovely memories. So that one day, when life is not all that great we can look back and say, I’m so glad I’ve already done this.

People do give priority to work many times. They “think” that they really can’t get out right now coz this thing is coming up or there is that important client or a blah blah blah. Yes…. that’s what I think it is. BLAH! Your kids are never going to be this age again. You are never going to be this age again. Thank God you are physically fit. Coz you might not be this way always. Take a break to keep your mental sanity. Taking a break will help you to unwind and come back work with more vigour. So take every opportunity and make it happen. Promise yourself that at least once a year you will take a good break to a new place with your kids. You won’t regret it.

I have plenty of memories from my childhood. We went on an annual holiday every summer. And a few other trips during the year. They were the most amazing times of my life. No tensions… nothing. Just go on the holiday and enjoy. I want that for my kids too. I’m trying but the annual holiday trend has not picked up yet. My A is a bit small. Once she is old enough to eat out and ok to skip her naps… then I’d be more comfortable traveling with her. In the meanwhile we will do with small weekend breaks here and there.

It’s so important to choose a destination where you will be confident that your kids will be comfortable. And most important of all that they will enjoy. It’s no point going to the beach if your child hates the sand. Off late I have noticed that P is liking seeing old temples and palaces. We have seen a few in the past year and it really interests her. So the last weekend we went to Jaipur we made it a point to take her to the palace and the fort there (btw the light and sound show at Amer fort is really awesome. A must watch!) we missed going to Jantar Mantar. Although I know P was really keen for it. Stars and planets interest her. We had just made a mini sun dial at home just when the holidays had started. She really wanted to see the real one 😦 we missed the timing and it shut down by the time we reached.

We stayed at Oberoi Rajvilas for a couple days at Jaipur. There were several peacocks and peahens dancing around the campus. There were lots of other birds around too. The property has a 300 year old temple inside. It was built around it 20 years ago. It’s simply beautiful. The point is….. those 2 days we only stayed there. We swam, we walked around, did some local activities which the resort organised and relaxed. The kids bathed in the sunken bathtub. It was just 2 days of pure fun. And then we moved to trident in the city and went to the palace etc that day. We planned in such a way that we could accommodate activities suiting both the kids, given their age gap.

So just plan and take off. Have a fun time and chill! Forget about all those meetings and clients. They will still be there when you get back. But this time won’t.