Day One...Vacation Wake Up Call
Already procrastinating. I've had a great blog idea running through my mind all day and here it is 8:30 in the evening. I had to finish the dishes first and get a load of laundry going.
Welcome to Live Like Vacation!
How was this born? Here is the story.
I got back from a one week vacation in Florida visiting relatives. I live in Upstate New York and hubby wanted to get out of the snow and cold. Well, in all honesty, I hated the idea. I fought it. In fact, I told myself I was very happy and didn't feel the need to go anywhere.
He also only gave me a two week notice to get the office ready. Being closed for four days made me absolutely panicked. How could I do that to my practice members? I figured if they wanted to get adjusted on Friday, the day I came back, it wouldn't mess up their adjusting schedules.
I also had to pay my bills in advance. Not a very fun juggle, but each week it is a juggle. I am happy to say it all fell into place, but I was quite the grump the first week of planning. I guess this shows I like to keep things in control. After all, when you get careless or carefree, you soon regret it. As a solo practitioner, it is not an easy stress to deal with, but I was doing fine until someone decided to change my plans at the last minute. I will revisit these words later and analyze them. Stay tuned.
So, we spent a week in Florida with no major schedule to keep. We got up when we wanted, sat around the house much of the time. We read, watched TV, forced ourselves to watch a kid movie with the kid, visited relatives, cooked out and walked.
I did some laundry as needed, picked up a few things from the store, but that was it in the errands department. We had no mail to open, we had no bills to pay, we had no jobs, no offices, and no school, no meetings, no basket ball practice.
What made it so nice was that we were not at home. Most holidays and days off at home are not relaxing. Do you agree?
So, we have been back home for 2 1/2 days already and I realize I am so tired I can barely move. I was sitting in church zoned out at times. I was listening but I felt like my body was in its own trance. My body was so fatigued I could feel it preventing my brain cells from fully participating in the mass.
How could this be? It is the weekend after all and I just got back from a vacation. I am back home and having this dreadful feeling when just a week ago I had no desire to leave town.
I didn't know what I was missing. Take that in slowly...... I did not know what I was missing. The vacation experience was pleasurable and the way I was treating my weekend was horrible. I love my weekends, but today I am recoiling at how I feel at the moment.
I've got to get the feel of my vacation back. I need to recreate it and keep it alive during my typical vacation-less days. I have to hold on to the "vacation me" somehow even though I will be working and running a business.
I have to do it in steps. Small steps.
I took an inventory of my weekend and decided on one small step. I will go to bed at 9 PM every night. I was in bed between 9:30 and 10 while on vacation. I actually enjoyed going to bed. I had no leftover brain drain seeping out of my mind so I was in a good mood and looking forward to sleep. Then I was awake at 7 AM each day. I got up without that wrecked feeling and looked forward to some quiet alone time.
What was I doing over the weekend back home from vacation? I was cramming in chores and then trying to unwind by watching a movie in bed. Staying up until 11:30 PM was my downfall. I knew I would hate how I felt in the morning. So, going to bed early is step #1 to retain that vacation feeling.
Looking back over the past year, I have not been getting to bed until 10:30 or 10:45. When I stay up even later on the weekends, it is a bad pattern. This is no longer the way it's going to be from now on. I did it on vacation so why should now be any different?
In my next blog posts I will address what it was like to leave all the errands and worries behind for a week. I want that feeling back. I will work on that next. I hope you enjoy the journey.
In the end, this is about health. The big idea is having a healthy outlook on work, enjoying life and getting out of ruts. And the clock just hit 9.
Good night.
Welcome to Live Like Vacation!
How was this born? Here is the story.
I got back from a one week vacation in Florida visiting relatives. I live in Upstate New York and hubby wanted to get out of the snow and cold. Well, in all honesty, I hated the idea. I fought it. In fact, I told myself I was very happy and didn't feel the need to go anywhere.
He also only gave me a two week notice to get the office ready. Being closed for four days made me absolutely panicked. How could I do that to my practice members? I figured if they wanted to get adjusted on Friday, the day I came back, it wouldn't mess up their adjusting schedules.
I also had to pay my bills in advance. Not a very fun juggle, but each week it is a juggle. I am happy to say it all fell into place, but I was quite the grump the first week of planning. I guess this shows I like to keep things in control. After all, when you get careless or carefree, you soon regret it. As a solo practitioner, it is not an easy stress to deal with, but I was doing fine until someone decided to change my plans at the last minute. I will revisit these words later and analyze them. Stay tuned.
So, we spent a week in Florida with no major schedule to keep. We got up when we wanted, sat around the house much of the time. We read, watched TV, forced ourselves to watch a kid movie with the kid, visited relatives, cooked out and walked.
I did some laundry as needed, picked up a few things from the store, but that was it in the errands department. We had no mail to open, we had no bills to pay, we had no jobs, no offices, and no school, no meetings, no basket ball practice.
What made it so nice was that we were not at home. Most holidays and days off at home are not relaxing. Do you agree?
So, we have been back home for 2 1/2 days already and I realize I am so tired I can barely move. I was sitting in church zoned out at times. I was listening but I felt like my body was in its own trance. My body was so fatigued I could feel it preventing my brain cells from fully participating in the mass.
How could this be? It is the weekend after all and I just got back from a vacation. I am back home and having this dreadful feeling when just a week ago I had no desire to leave town.
I didn't know what I was missing. Take that in slowly...... I did not know what I was missing. The vacation experience was pleasurable and the way I was treating my weekend was horrible. I love my weekends, but today I am recoiling at how I feel at the moment.
I've got to get the feel of my vacation back. I need to recreate it and keep it alive during my typical vacation-less days. I have to hold on to the "vacation me" somehow even though I will be working and running a business.
I have to do it in steps. Small steps.
I took an inventory of my weekend and decided on one small step. I will go to bed at 9 PM every night. I was in bed between 9:30 and 10 while on vacation. I actually enjoyed going to bed. I had no leftover brain drain seeping out of my mind so I was in a good mood and looking forward to sleep. Then I was awake at 7 AM each day. I got up without that wrecked feeling and looked forward to some quiet alone time.
What was I doing over the weekend back home from vacation? I was cramming in chores and then trying to unwind by watching a movie in bed. Staying up until 11:30 PM was my downfall. I knew I would hate how I felt in the morning. So, going to bed early is step #1 to retain that vacation feeling.
Looking back over the past year, I have not been getting to bed until 10:30 or 10:45. When I stay up even later on the weekends, it is a bad pattern. This is no longer the way it's going to be from now on. I did it on vacation so why should now be any different?
In my next blog posts I will address what it was like to leave all the errands and worries behind for a week. I want that feeling back. I will work on that next. I hope you enjoy the journey.
In the end, this is about health. The big idea is having a healthy outlook on work, enjoying life and getting out of ruts. And the clock just hit 9.
Good night.
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