Ever feel like you need a holiday after the holidays?! As a single mom so much of the responsibility falls on my shoulders I am pretty burnt out by the time the ball drops in Times Square. So in January my daughters and I love to time for some much needed rest and relaxation.
Ashley Karr a research psychologist, wellness coach and owner of www.ashleywellnesscoaching.com told me that many of her patients wonder how December got hijacked by stress, family obligation and credit card debt. “At what point did the magic, warmth, and joy fade into worries about the cost of airplane rides and not being able to fit into your skinny jeans.” She agrees, single moms need a mental health vacation after the holidays. Karr encourages her clients to go to the place your heart desires.
WARM WEATHER GETAWAYS
Florida is always the perfect icy winter getaway and LaPlaya Beach & Golf Resort on the Gulf Coast in Naples is offering a Frostbite Relief Package for single moms and kids. Room rates start as low as $409 per night and January 1 through April. 30, 2011 they are also include a $50 Per night Resort Credit, Deluxe Room Accommodations and Complimentary Resort Fee.
The Four Seasons Resort in Scottsdale is a family friendly Sonoran Desert oasis. It’s complimentary “Kids for All Seasons” program, allows single moms the golden opportunity to relax at the spa while the kids are busy day and night with loads of resort activities ranging from a luxurious movie theatre to stargazing to bean bag toss, or chocolate tasting in the pastry kitchen. This Experience More package offers a $100 resort credit with every two paid consecutive nights.
NO BRAINER SUNNY HOLIDAY
The Veranda in Turks & Caicos’ is an all inclusive check your brain at the door destination. They are prepared to cater to you and your offspring’s every whim. The resort includes round-trip airport transfers, all meals and beverages, afternoon tea, concierge and personal butler service, in-room chef, pre-arrival provisioning of groceries, and more. Kids Town offers activities and off property excursions designed to be interactive, educational, eco-friendly and fun. From now until March 8, the resort is offering $200 Air Credit Per Booking for guests booking in the Garden View One Bedroom room category or larger.
SUNNY SIDE SOUTH OF THE BORDER
The Los Suenos Marriott Ocean & Golf Resort on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica is super kid friendly and now offering an Escape! Family Eco-Cation package which allows mom to relax while the kids participate in activities such as Mini Golf on the kid-friendly mini-golf course on-property, Puppet Making, volcanic rock hunt and painting. The property also features eco-hiking rainforest trekking, white water rafting, surfing, ziplining, volcano hiking, and nature watching.Escape! Family Eco-Cation includes, Deluxe accommodations, Breakfast for single mom and her children at La Vista Restaurant, Daily tours and a Tonka Bean Tree will be planted in your name as you help us continue their efforts to reinstate the scarlet macaw into its habitat, Minimum two-night stay is required. VALID THROUGH: November 8, 2012 PROMOTIONAL CODE: ARN, RATES: From $234 – $321 per night
Finally, no matter how you choose to spend your post-holiday getaway, “don’t tell anyone except your closest friends that you are going,” suggests Karr. “This vacation is for you, and you don’t want naysayers to spoil it for you. Don’t take your computer or any other electronic device. Plan on taking an electronic holiday, as well. It is too easy to let other people, their thoughts, and their trials and tribulations creep into your few days of peace and rest.”
Happy (Post) Holidays.
Xoxo
Kerri
