Vacation is a wonderful thing, able to relax and enjoy the time you have and the days of leisure…but all good things come to an end, and sometimes that end is brought about by too much of a good thing. Sometimes the people that you spend the time with and look forward to…start to get a little bit annoying, as I’m sure you do to them. Mannerism become apparent and repetitive, and sooner or later, too much of a good thing is no longer a good thing.
Vacation can be a good thing and can be a nice relaxing trip, but sooner or later reality kicks in and you have to back to work and to the every day life. Sometimes going back is a welcomed change, or some parts are and some parts aren’t. The welcomed parts can be the safety of a routine or the people that you miss seeing. I don’t know many people that enjoy returning to work. Sometimes at the end of a group trip, what you really want is a day or two to catch your breath. Sometimes a vacation is more stressful than the every day life, but there are highlights, and good times, and good memories. Just don’t let them build up past their welcome.
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?…