I hope I’m getting a week off this week. I scheduled holiday, but since I do work with sales, sometimes I get called in.
My wife is having a slow December, so I’m hoping to spend some time with her and take it easy this week as we close out the week.
Merry Christmas everyone.
I returned last Sat, 15 Jun, from 9 weeks of crazy travel. It wasn’t all for work, but it was a long stretch. I spent a good portion of Monday and Tuesday just getting caught up on what was going on, what the status of my workload is, and what I might have missed.
While it’s been a hectic week, it wasn’t that hard, other than a little recovery from jet lag. The last two weeks were in the UK/EU, so I don’t think I was back on Colorado time until Tuesday.
What helped me deal with that long stretch was some vacation. My wife and spent most of the second week in the UK in Tuscany, Italy. We rented a small place in the Cortona region, just outside of Camucia. We rented a car and visited a few wineries, as well as Siena and Montepulciano. You can see the edge of our farmhouse down a private driveway with Cortona on the hill in the distance.
We had a very relaxing time there, and I’d highly recommend it was a vacation spot.
Part of my time in Australia was also a holiday with my wife where we mostly relaxed and did little, but explored Sydney a bit. Waking up to this view was amazing.
The point of this isn’t to make you jealous or brag about my holiday, but to remind you that getting away is important and nice. It can help you recharge, even when you’re busy. My trip to NY to see my daughter graduate was busy and hectic, but even then I felt better coming back to work after the change in scenery.
Whether you want one long break a year or lots of small ones (my preference) make sure you get away from work.
It’s Wednesday. However, it feels like Tuesday. I left Denver about 25 hours ago to fly to LA and then Sydney. It feels like one day, but by crossing the international date line, I lost a day.
Don’t worry, I’ll get it back when I come home in a couple weeks.
Today starts vacation for my wife and I. We’ll enjoy some time in Sydney and Brisbane before I go to work next week.
No much blogging until then, apart from a new word Friday 
I leave tonight for Australia. I was in London 3 days ago, so this will complete my halfway around the world trip when I time travel tomorrow and skip Tuesday. I’ll arrive in Sydney on Wednesday morning.
I am very lucky and I appreciate the chance to go back down under for work. I have a few seminars I’d delivering with fellow Redgaters, MVPs, industry experts, and Octopus Deploy engineers. I’ll be busy these days:
That’s next week, but I’m heading down early to recharge a bit. My wife is traveling with me to Sydney, where we’ll spend a few days later this week. She’s never been to that city, and I have literally been there for about 53 hours. We’re looking forward to some sightseeing, hiking around, and enjoying the Australian hospitality.
We’ll also take a few days in Brisbane before I go to work, checking out the Gold Coast and seeing a few friends. I’m looking forward to going back, as I enjoyed 4 days there before the pandemic.
This should be a good break from work before a busy week. I’ll be lightly blogging a few things, but mostly enjoying this break on the other side of the world.
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