Take Breaks (Mountains Preferable). š
We recently returned from the mountains of North Carolina after a week of sitting by the fire, exploring, and enjoying uninterrupted time with our girls. SO worth it. Iām grateful to return to the farm we love and for all the people who watched over it while we were gone.
One of the biggest things weāve learned in 13 years of owning our own businesses?
TAKE BREAKS. āš½
We need time to dream and play and explore and rest and go on adventures and just BE.
āļøSaving up for breaks
āļøBuilding in breaks
āļøNot making excuses for why you canāt take breaks
ā¦are all SO important to keeping the soul filled, the creativity alive, and the entrepreneurial spirit growing.
We can all make excuses that we are just too busy or that things canāt survive without us for a week. We can say itās too hard because weāll have too much to clean up when we return.
But a human being who JUST KEEPS GOING canāt survive forever like that.
Weāve learned the hard way - there were so many years we didnāt take a real break when we were getting our Dallas business, Urban Acres, up and running. And if you donāt stop, your body will stop you. We went through shingles, pneumonia, and more. So we are passionate about this now ~ the sacrifice of leaving things for a week is better than the sacrifice of emotional, physical, and mental health.
After Thanksgiving in the Raleigh, NC area with Stevenās family, we drove to the Blue Ridge Mountains, just the four of us, and explored Maggie Valley, Waynesville, Sylva, Lake Junaluska, and the Cataloochee Valley (this place is magic!). Weāve visited this area after Thanksgiving every year since 2015, and each year we save up and work hard so we can stay a little longer. For us, the mountains are the perfect place for rest and adventure for our family.
In Wake Forest on Thanksgiving - like mother, like son :)
Lovely Lake Junaluska
Check my āNC Highlightsā on Instagram for more photos and commentary on the area! š
