Time off for Relaxation

September 24, 2008 on 3:06 pm | In Burnout | No Comments

I don’t know about you but I am glad that the weather is getting cooler. My husband and I just returned from vacationing in Vermont for a week and the temps were in the 50’s in the mornings and went up to the high 60’s during the day! We loved it especially since we live in Florida and have temps that range up to 90 degrees!
We stayed in a resort called Top Notch in which we took “3” hours of tennis lessons for five days. The instructors told us that we came at a good time because it was a slow time (peak season over and not yet time for changing of the leaves), therefore we could get more one-on-one time with our Tennis pros. We loved it but I was definitely “worn out” after the lessons. Nothing that a good massage at the end of the week couldn’t take care of! I even talked my husband into getting a massage and he loved it!
During our vacation I realized how important it is to get away from our jobs and be able to do some things that we enjoy. Different things such as walking hand in hand downtown, taking the time to browse around in the stores, and meet local people. Riding bikes on Nature trails, touring different factories (really enjoyed touring Ben & Jerry’s ice cream factory, free samples!), and eating at various restaurants (local cuisine).
On our flight back home, I found myself thinking about changes that I want to make within my own schedule. I have decided to add some free time for myself (mental breaks) and to set up certain times to work on my personal projects so I won’t get behind and feel overwhelmed. Maybe our brains need a vacation more often than once a year.  
If you haven’t taken a vacation yet, I highly encourage you to take one. It doesn’t matter where you go or what you do as long as you are doing something fun and exciting to you. I feel rested and ready to face new challenges and have a new outlook on life.

I agree with Mark Twain:
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.

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