Vacations are weird things….sometimes they can be so wonderful that you don’t want to go back to reality…other times they can become nothing more than a stretch of time of boredom….the other possibility is that it becomes more stressful than your day to day life in the working world.

For me, the holiday break is a welcome break, but by the time I go through the boredom stage and am just settling into enjoying the break, it is time to go back to work.  The first few days spent winding down and trying to get caught up in the things outside of work.  Then maybe a day of enjoyment, but generally over the holidays there are too many things to do and people to see to have time to rest.  Then there is the boredom stage of feeling like I’m not accomplishing anything.  Then I am able to enjoy a few days, happily oblivious to the work that is waiting for me back at the job.  Then reality hits…it’s time to go back….

Sadness, frustration that I didn’t have enough time to get everything done over the break that I had planned to do; knowing that I’m dragging my feet, all of the emotions filter through as I prepare for the next day of returning to work.  I wonder if it will be the same as when I left it or if I will feel good returning?  Will I find the joy that I did after the summer vacation?  Or will I be frustrated that I’m there and start a count down until the next vacation?…