Doctors Prescription: One Vacation, One Week, No Email

They say that vacations are a must and that they need to be a priority. Totally true. I didn’t even realize. Last year we had other priorities, and I wouldn’t have had it any other way. But with hard hard work – comes the necessity for rest, total, complete, utter rest and relaxation. I cannot get my mind off of it. I think about it all the time – I am hoping in June or July (probably July) that we can get away. I just need a house, a beach, and my family. With just those three things I would be set.

It’s a dream that’s never far from my mind, but there are definitely triggers that make me crave time away with my family. I’m traveling 3 out of 4 weeks for work this week. The one week I’m home R and I have signed up to go to a marriage conference (no, we’re not on the brink of divorce or of killing each other but we wanted to be proactive – actually it was all R, “Go honey!!”).

So I get a call yesterday from a client who says to me, “March 12th. Brazil.” Uhhhhh………. can we talk about this tomorrow? It’s a great client, an amazing client who I would do almost anything for. And I’m not completely panicking yet and there are some options for other people to go (hopefully, if they don’t turn me down). Years ago, pre-marriage I would be all about jumping on a plane w/ a weeks (or even a days) notice. But it’s not my life anymore. Raymonn and I miss each other – we don’t get much quality time as it is. Prayse misses her Mommy and keeps getting sick on me which I hate. We all just need a break, together. We need time together and we just don’t get it while at home. There is always something, always rushing for work, R is one of the busiest people I know and while he’s trying to get his own business up and running it’s even worse as he is meeting with someone here or there, joining this group or that. He watches P while I’m gone so he deserves time to himself and to get this stuff going – it’s important!

Ack, I don’t even know what I’m thinking or complaining about. I really do have a great life. It’s just these things, these little (or big) surprises that throw off the delicate balance and make me realize how tired I am

Off to see if Miss P feels good today – not sure how much I got accomplished in this one, but… that’s my life!