Almost in Womb: Breaking Routine

We haven't taken a real vacation since last August when we flew to Israel for my sister-in-law's wedding. On the way back to Toronto, we took 6 days in Switzerland. It was amazing. But it's been tough to get away this year. So a few weeks ago my parents-in-law came in for a visit for 2 and half weeks. We had a great time. Although we were still here, this totally broke up our routine, which was excellent.

We're creatures of habit. We love our routines. And now that they've left, we're happy to get back to routine. But it was nice to create a sort of staycation. We travelled a lot. Stayed within a 3 hour radius of Toronto - Killbear Provincial Park, St. Jacob's, Prince Edward County... So much to see around us! And eat. We got to see Toronto through a tourist's lens. While we went to work, we sent them all around the city. Made them walk everywhere. Through them we discovered new neighbourhoods that we must go to.

Although we didn't fly anywhere, this break in routine has been good for the soul. It's more than just a long weekend. Sometimes rediscovering where you live can be uplifting. As we get older we become more and more entrenched in our routines. It's so easy to look back at "yesterday" and realize it was the same as all the days before. Even weekends take on a certain routine, especially if you have kids who are programmed on the weekends. It's important to practice breaking the routines while we're still young, that way when I get older and more stubborn, I'll still know to take some time off and do something different.

Here are a few photos from our "staycation". So get out there and break your routine!