I decided to take this week off from work and it's time off that's normally described as 'vacation'. I say normally because throughout my vacation time I've learned that most people think you have to go somewhere to be on vacation. Here's a perfect example of what I mean: I told a friend that I was going to be on vacation this week and she asked, "Oh, really? Where are you going?" I told her that I was going to stay home and just relax. Her reply: "Oh, OK." I think I heard a hint of pity in her voice! This wouldn't have affected much if I hadn't had similar conversations with several people regarding my vacation. They all seemed to look at me like, OK, you took a week off work to just stay home?
Now, don't get me wrong, there are times that I do use my vacation time to actually go somewhere but truthfully, I tend to come back from vacation feeling like I need a vacation from the vacation! Maybe I should just call my "stay home vacation" time-off-from-work instead? I dunno, it's a thought.
Anyways, I'll sit here and continue to enjoy my vacation-time-off-from-work. :)
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