So as much as I hate the word “staycation,” that is exactly what I had last week. Or I guess you could call it my own personal spring break. And it was awesome! I am not even upset about being back to the grind this week because I feel so accomplished and refreshed (although it’s as if Meredith knew I had to go back to work and chose to sleep horribly last night – but that’s what coffee is for). I took a week off for the specific purpose of being productive on crafts & personal projects, and that is exactly what I did.
With my time off, I managed to:
>Visit a wildlife refuge with the family
>Deal with a flea situation, which meant baths & medicine for the dogs as well as lots of cleaning & spraying of the house
>Attend church life group
>Have several family get-togethers
>Organize Meredith’s room and closet, switching out clothes that no longer fit her for new hand-me-downs
>Spend a full day at the zoo
>Purge my own closet of clothes I don’t wear or that don’t fit
>Hang the “home sweet home” cross stitch that I already showed you
>Go to the dentist
>Browse a local antique store
>Catch up on my podcast listening
>Build a “loom” and start on a weaving project
>Stop by to see my brother’s new house and to celebrate his birthday
>Take Meredith to visit David at work
>Watch many episodes of 30 Rock
>Totally catch up on Project Life
>Get some upcoming blog posts drafted
>Go on a date to see a play with David
>Take a few really good showers
>Visit the new Farmer’s Market
>Weed and rake the entire yard
>Go on lots of walks
Everyone should take a week off like this each year to recharge. I’ll definitely be repeating it in the future when I feel overwhelmed. In the meantime, I’m going to take a day once a month for myself, and start to plan a long weekend getaway just for our little family, probably to a nearby small town. It’s always good to have things like that to look forward to. :)
Happy Monday!
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