Vacation is here and I’m so ready for it! I’ve got books to read, magazines to catch up on and the resort is calling my name. Our friends are already there waiting for us, texting us photos of themselves relaxing by the pool.
Truth is I’m not ready. Why does vacation always sneak up on me like this? It’s not like we’ve had the reservations for months or anything.
Okay, we did make the reservations months ago. This should be no surprise since it’s an annual trip at the same time of year. For eight years.
What are we going to do? First there’s packing. Then we’ve got to buy food for our house-sitter as well as dog food. There is laundry to do before we pack. Make sure mom has what she needs before we leave. Take care of bills too; heaven forbid we forget to pay something.
Whew; I’m tired just thinking about it.
Not to mention work. What’s the saying? You work a week’s worth of overtime just getting ready for vacation, then another week of overtime when you get back so you can catch up.
Is a vacation really worth all this effort?
Absolutely, unequivocally, 100% yes.
We all need a change of scenery every once in a while. The chance to look at a different view and experience something new; to get out from under our daily routine. The freedom from everyday distractions can be refreshing.
At home, Hubby and I find ourselves so focused on things that “need to be done” that we forget to stop and just relax. Vacations, no matter how short, offer us the opportunity to forget about our responsibilities for awhile.
Hubby and I take this very seriously. We feel so strongly about it that we even found a way to make this happen when both of us were laid off. Doesn’t have to be a week; even a day trip can be rejuvenating.
As a writer, I find that staying at my desk too long stifles me. Writing is based on experiences, after all, and how can I have any experiences if I’m chained to an office?
So we’re off to relax, rejuvenate and read. I hope you have a vacation planned too – you deserve a change of scenery.
Like Tami, I was terminated once (By my best friend, BTW – he is now on the board of the agency I lead, so I got him back – ha!), but you don’t have to be unemployed to learn something from this book. 
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