what i did on my vacation

Hmmm I’ve been out of the office since Saturday November 19 - officially my vacation began after Wits ended on that Friday night. What have I done? In no particular order:

  • Napped.
  • Cleaned until I felt I could spin around the loft, arms outstretched. 
  • Handled fund transfer/some fine print work for a pending project.
  • Went to Urgent Care; and all I got was a lousy bronchitis diagnosis. They didn’t even give me a sticker.
  • Organized the sweaters.  
  • Napped some more. C’mon, I was actually and really sick.
  • Enjoyed Thanksgiving with my family.
  • Enjoyed Coney dogs at the Gopher Bar on Thanksgiving Eve and caught up with Caitlin.
  • Made a little Thanksgiving dinner at home, just so we’d have the feast leftovers.
  • Coughed like it was a full-time job. (See above diagnosis.)
  • Updated the computer & phones.

What I didn’t do:

  • One eighth of the projects I would have liked to get done.
  • Shopping.
  • Went for a Thanksgiving day hike or run. (See above diagnosis.)
  • Work. Really. I did the bare minimum of check-ins. Needed the break.
  • Social media. (See immediately above.) 
  • Make plans that I had to break. 

That didn’t do list should have been longer. Thanks to burn out (and bronchitis!) I really didn’t do much. It was so very, very nice, and despite the bronchial bout I’m feeling energized and open to ideas and something new. 

Moral of the story? Take a vacation.  

eta: before you’re so run down you get sick.