What Paper Princess said!
I love quilt retreats. I've been going on retreats with the same group of quilters for several years now, we've become a family in our own right. No cooking. No cleaning. No dishes. No laundry. No grocery shopping. No chauffeuring. No answering phones and doorbells, no questions about location of a backpack, coat, shoes, phone, brain, keys, or food. No making sure someone has brushed their teeth, eaten breakfast, has coffee, gets a haircut, remembers his doctor appointment, takes the garbage out, unloads the dishwasher, puts gas in his truck.....
I love my family, but it's amazing how much of my life is dedicated to meeting the demands of having one. Retreats are about getting to spend time with people who are JUST LIKE ME - mom, quilter, woman, wife - doing only what I want to do for a couple of days.
Retreats recharge my batteries, big time.
Last edited by Peckish; 01-10-2017 at 10:16 AM.