Is it me? or is taking a break harder and harder as you get older?... and the longer the vacation; the harder the transition back. I was even able to get the "vacation" from my vacation (we flew home on Thursday afternoon... adding on a long weekend) and still ... MONDAY 1/11/2010 was one of the hardest days I have had, since I can remember.
So .. I hit the web for some relief ... so many words of wisdom and advice(some links attached)
Here is my summary checklist (and favorites):
#1- Take a "vacation" from your vacation! Come home atleast a day early to transition back:
CHECK ... did that; 4 days early!
#2- Celebrate being home! ... i.e. relish your own bed, cuddle with your pets that you had to kennel (trying to forgive yourself for causing him to loose his voice from barking for 14 days solid):
CHECK... fresh sheets & my own pillows; PRICELESS! btw- I need to stop giggling at the barkless dog & show him some compassion.
#3- Touchbase with a co-worker or weed through e-mails the night before to avoid any huge surprises. (like when I returned from my dad's 70th birthday trip in south dakota in '07 and my entire office was downsized and my boxes where waiting at the door - but that is another blog for another day):
Check... kept-up casual "whatcha doing" conversations with bestest facebook friend/co-worker. Skimmed the subject lines of my 168 e-mails.. confident that there was nothing earth shattering to deal with monday morning.
#4- Take care of you! If you did not get a chance to keep up on your healthy lifestyle while on vacation with plenty of sleep, water, and activity (i.e. hikes, walks .. etc) Get back on schedule ASAP:
Check... easily downed 6-8 bottles of water daily with the mini frig in the hotel, we built-in a daily trip to the gym as part of our routine (with 3 active teenagers it was one of our most enjoyable family activities).. sleep? ... well I fixed that when we got home by saturday night!
#5- (Last and Favorite!)start planning your next vacation!
Check????... Any suggestions on how to spend MLK day next monday???? lol :)
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