Vacation Anxiety
Do you get anxious before a vacation? I do. It starts with the packing. It is never easy to determine what is enough (so you don’t run out of anything critical, like underwear), and what is much much more than you need..
Inevitably, I forget something critical AND overpack.
My ideal vacation activity.
I also worry about work prior to vacation. I don’t want to work while I’m away. But my experience has always been that you work twice as hard before you go, and three times as hard when you return. For a a variety of reasons, I do not want to work while I am away. What if I get an important call or email? Do I respond? What will happen if I don’t.
This summer, I vow to do things differently.I’m not taking my laptop. I’m going to let critical people know that I’m going to be inaccessible for a few days. I’m going to plan reading and writing and resting, so work has a lower chance of intruding.
No matter how I fret, once I’m on the road I’m ready to relax and have a good time. Forgotten underwear be damned!
Does pre-vacation stress you out? Or is it just me?
