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In my opinion, if you are enjoying yourself, it's time well spent. I love my husband and children more than life itself, but I used to get a "stay-cation" before it was all the rage. When the kids were small my husband would take them to spend the weekend at his parents house once every other month or so.
The week that they were to leave I would rush around the house, cleaning it until it shined (normal cleaning day was Saturday). On Thursday evening I would pack their bags, cook an extra large meal, wash the dishes right after dinner, put the clothes they wore right into the washer and dryer so they could put them on Friday morning.
I would stay up late Thursday night and get up extra early on Friday morning to finish any odds and ends that needed doing, usually it was laundry. I would throw their towels in the washer, feed the kids their breakfast on paper plates, and wax the kitchen floor on my way out the door to work.
Friday afternoon after work hubby would pick the kids up from school/daycare and head to his parents house. I would come home to a completely clean house, and stay in my bedroom all weekend reading. I would sleep when I was tired, take an extra long bubble bath without a toddler trying to climb in with me, and eat left overs all weekend long. It was HEAVEN. I would screen my calls and not even answer the door.
When I think back now, I felt I needed to work really hard all week to "deserve" that down time.
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I've been married for 24 years and have four wonderful children.
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