Tag: vacation

  • Self-Care–Using Vacation

    I spent most of my work as a bit of a workaholic. Not that I worked too many crazy hours or spent all my time at work, because I didn’t. I had some rough stretches, but I’ve mostly worked 45-50 hours a week for the majority of my career, in all positions.

    However, I struggled to take vacation. In fact, I rarely took more than a few days. Even now, after about 4 days I’m usually ready to go back to work. I am trying to do better, but it’s hard. Or maybe it’s a sign I have a great job and love what I do.

    In any case, I’m trying to be better in a different way. My family enjoys winter, and while travel is restricted in a variety of ways, we do have season passes for the Colorado mountains and a place up there. We usually rent it out, but there haven’t been any since last year. That might start changing, but for the time being, we’ve tried to take advantage of the space.

    We took a couple trips up there in December, and one a couple weeks ago. We’re back up this week for a few more days, and I’ve even lent it out to my nephew in a few weeks (though I may come up for a day). No long trips, but I’m trying to take them regularly and get away.

    See you later this week.

  • A Quick Break

    I had planned on family visiting this week, and took a couple days off. However, with the rise in COVID cases and restrictions in CO with a lack of snow, the trip got cancelled. I started to cancel my vacation, but then my wife suggested we still take a break and get away.

    So I’m taking a break for a few days. Coping tips still coming, but taking a few days to unwind this week.

  • In the Air

    I’m taking the rest of the week off. I get on a plane today to go spend the week on the East Coast of the US, going to see family. I’m looking forward to the trip, and I’m not worried.

    This will be an interesting time, and I’m looking forward to seeing how things go, what might have changed for flying, and how I feel, emotionally, about flying.

  • Achievement 2020: Holiday Use

    One of the company mandates this year was to use 60% of your holiday (vacation) allowance by Sep 30. This was to prevent lots of people wanting to use time off in Q4 and many of them having to be told no because we have a business to run. When this came out, it looked like the world might open up more in Q4. Not sure that will happen, but preparation is important.

    I’m taking today and tomorrow off, and that will put me at 66% of holiday for the year.

    I struggle with taking time off, so I’m proud that I made it, even with a pandemic and no travel occurring.

    Today is a horseback ride with my wife and daughter. Tomorrow are chores, but not too intense ones.