"Me time"

I just posted in my last blog that I was looking for some "me time" and that I know I will have to add it back in slowly to my schedule.  It got me thinking, do we focus to much on the "me time" in our lives?  I realize it is super important to have time alone, time with your spouse, and time as a family, but are we balancing those times out?

One of my favorite magazines came today and the calendar in the front was "A Month of Me Time".  A whole month?  Now that sounds great, but I like being a mom, a wife, a friend, a volunteer etc.  I don't want a whole month of just me.  I can say I'd probably be sick of myself in a matter of days.

When did SAHM (and women for that matter) have to start fighting for
"me time"?  Did we really start getting less of it or did society tell us we deserve better or more?  I have a wonderful husband who this week alone will take care of our oldest son so I can go to book club and have girls night out.  Along with that he will help me tonight with a project for my MOPS group.

I guess what I am saying or thinking is that society and our culture is sure placing a lot of emphasis on "me time" when maybe we need to focus on more of a balance.  I'm sure "me time" came out of the fact that things were unbalanced, but is the scale tipping the other way?  I guess it depends who you talk too.  I know it's important to have time alone, but how much is enough?  And our we spending our alone time in a productive healthy way?