COSTLESS. #CONTEST #165

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I have looked through so many travel agency brochures since about the middle of the year just to get a feel of their end-of-the-year packages. I can't afford it though, I just had to look through. Why look at what you can't afford? You might ask. It's not greed, but sometimes you just want to get lost in a world of daydreams. Daydreaming about traveling to your dream city isn't so bad when you think of it. If only wishes were horses...

If I could get the opportunity to travel on an all expense paid trip alone, you bet I'm jumping right on it.

Lord knows I've worked so hard this year that I deserve an all-expense paid trip. Okay, so, as a mother of two hyperactive boys, there's no break whatsoever. Even on my days off from work, I end up seeing to the house chores and getting carried away by thoughts of how women with 3, 4, or more children cope. I mean, I only have two and they are mischievous as hell. For real though, mothers who have grown-up children should start authoring books on how they did it and managed to keep their sanity.

On the business end of things, I'm always on the clock to deliver a client's job, and of course, the kids will be in the way. I have to attend to the kids and get the job that pays me done. I have to deliver on or before the deadline, no excuses. I have a reputation to protect.

I have to wake up at 5 am every day to cook and get my older son ready for school. After all is said and done, I drop him off at school, before dashing to attend to my own business.

And then, there's his younger brother, a baby who's just starting to walk, nothing is off-limits to him. He scatters everything on his path and makes sure he frustrates you. What to do? This boy won't let me concentrate fully on work, so I got him enrolled in a daycare. Well, it turned out to be a bad idea. He beat almost every baby at his daycare, so, I had to take him out.

We recently moved out of the house we were living in for another place, and I haven't even finished unpacking. I'm sure you can picture how messy the house will be. It is funny how I used to be the neatest person I know, but now, I look at the state of the house's dis disarray and sometimes just want to burst into tears. I don't know if you can relate, but there's a feeling you get when you know doing a particular thing is necessary, but you can't do it because are worn out.

So, I'm just going to pretend I'm daydreaming, if I could get a sponsor for my dream trip, the location would be Zanzibar. I've heard really good things about the place, from the paradise-looking island to luxury accommodations, and a rich historical center, and, I heard from a little birdie, that it is the perfect spot to encounter love. I know, it's meant to be a holiday, but I'm a hopeless romantic.

I want to visit the beach in my two piece bikini and enjoy the mild stream of sunlight, with my drink in hand. Full disclosure, I don't have a flat tummy, but who cares? I'll just love to loosen up and be myself for once in my adult life.

I'll definitely love to visit the safari to see some of my favorite animals up close and personal, I might be lucky.

The one thing I'm never going to forget is the mind-blowing massage I can already picture myself receiving.

I'm going to visit every place I have on my bucket list at Zanzibar, and it's about two pages long.
And to answer the second question, I definitely would love to go alone. I love my kids and I'm big on family, but I could use the break. I just want a detox from the regular screaming, shouting, and crying in the house. I'm their mother, it shouldn't be a big deal, but I deserve to be applauded, I deserve the baby girl lifestyle treatment and I've worked hard for myself. Even if nobody claps for me, I'll do it for myself cause this baby girl has paid her dues. I just might be able to afford it one day, but for now, I'm comfortable thinking about it.

Every lady deserves to be pampered whenever the opportunity presents itself. Being a lady is hard enough, and it's time to put ourselves first and take our flowers.

"Hold on Zanzibar, I'll be with you as soon as I can, cheers!"