To book myself into a hotel for a couple of nights just to get some rest?

[Skullyton]

I have a LOT going on, between supporting my family through a load of crap, trying to deal with my DS who is autistic and also has adhd, spd and dyspraxia and DOES NOT SLEEP and all the fun his complex needs have created at school (already been excluded for 24hrs after a mishandled meltdown) i am just about done in.

Tuesday morning i hit the point of "i cant do this any more" and DH told me he was going to book me into a little cottage we went to a couple of months ago by myself

I of course said, dont be silly, i'm fine, just having a little meltdown of my own, its all good.. but i'm wondering if i did the right thing.

My only caveat would be i'd prefer a local hotel, rather than the self catering cottage, i can still please myself, use the internet...etc, but there is a restaurant, lol.

Would it be weird to be sitting in a hotel restaurant by myself two nights running?

and yes, we can afford it, so money isnt the issue, its more... i kind of feel guilty.

You should absolutely do it!

My OH goes away with work, and I said last time I would like a night in the local premier inn, can get the cheap rooms here as not a tourist town, so less than £20, just to go and check in, have a picnic tea in my room, have a bath and then read in bed with some wine.

I love my kids but it's hard work, I have no family close by (nearest an hour away) and DS1 has SN, so I am exhausted when he gets back.

His solution? Oh I can take the kids to my parents for the day!

No, because if I am at home I can't just sit and relax the same!

Please take a break you deserve it

Ah, I used to fantasise about this. Actually did it once for one night only and chose a really top notch place...The Old Course at St Andrews. Had afternoon tea, a spa treatment, my dinner brought to my room and breakfast the next morning. It was the best £300 I ever spent.