Coming back from vacation is hard.
I am certain it is for everybody. For me I often think
that what makes me real life seem so
hard is taking an ultimate break from it….which makes me realize how hard it
really is.
I looked at Hubby this week and said”God I am so much
better and so much more relaxed on vacation!!!”
His answer:
“Well Duh…”
Of course I am not the only one right who feels at her
best on vacation-who wouldn’t? Vacation
is so easy. And when I came back for the first two days I juts keep repeating
over and over and over again in my head”god I suck at real life”
But it is not true! I don’t suck at all at real life! What
I really suck at is transition. The transition between the two. That’s why I
have to have longer vacations to maximize the transitionsJ)
So by today I feel like I am enjoying my real life again
more. For some reason the month of December just kills me. When you and your
family are skiers amongst plenty of other winter sports the preparation is
really hard and lots of work. It never seem to end. And this year for the first
time in what seems like years my kids had to go and grow so nothing really
fits. There were some serious advantages of having midgets all these years
weren’t there?
Also all 4 birthdays in family except my own fall within
5 weeks of Christmas, Dec 6, Dec 31, Jan 17 and Feb 4. All great fun but a lot of
works to. Then comes the hosting of 28 people for X-mas itself.
But that is nothing compared to the next couple of months
at work. There is so much work going on
right now (especially that I was on vacation for 2 weeks) that it’s hard to
know when anything but work will fit in there.So ya I don’t complain very
often, hardly at all. But right now I am complaining. I am tired. See what
vacation does to me? I am like the Energizer Bunny-if I dare stop I seem to run
out of fuel
Today however, we had a gorgeous and perfect day at the
cottage. Got a ton done on cmputer and in my agenda in front of the fire but
both our goals this weekend was to just basically spend time with the kids,
reconnect with them, align them for the next semester, cook with them, help
them with any homework they needed, watch movies and eat yummy food. And we did
all that and I loved every minute of it. Nothing makes the perfect Sunday for
me better than our family of five, a nice fire, good food and a bunch of lists.
We will top it all off before we head home with achieving
two goals in one. Some serious multitasking. They need to go through reports
cards with us and set objectives and we need to take a Jacuzzi. Therefore they are
going to read us their report cards while we are in the Jacuzzi. Win win.
So all that to say as much as I love vacation I only love
it so much because I get to come home after. And home is only so spectacular because
I miss it when I am on vacation.
And that is why……more importantly than anything else in
the world. I must always keep my job. I must never ever lose sight of that fact
that that is what keeps me going, keeps me moving, keeps me stimulated and high
strung. It’s what pays for the vacations. And keeps me sane. And makes those margaritas
by the sunsets all that more pleasant and rewarding…knowing full well what
awaits me at home…until the next vacation.
I know boring post!!!!! Sorry! If you are not asleep by
now perhaps you will accept my apology?
