Even vacations can be work. Well not really but yeah.
My daily routine and my life doesn’t end just because I’m going on vacation. If anything, my life gets concentrated. Those little breathers that we all have built into our daily routine disappear and I find out just how much I can really get done when the pressure is on.
I have to dig out the suitcase and take out of it all those things I “temporarily” stored in there and move them somewhere else. Think about and find whatever clothes I will take on the trip and acquire those things that I don’t have and will need and if the place you’re going to is out of season, good luck finding beach wear in the Winter.
Some things I will buy for the trip and some things that I normally use everyday will go with me. But which ones?
The personal kit. That tube of toothpaste is dried out, get a new one, that razor is rusty, these pepto bismol pills are out of date, those band aids are all stuck together. Most hotels carry things like soap and shampoo but you know the one time you don’t pack them…
Cram it all into the suitcase. Put the socks into the shoes. Packing cubes are great but no matter what you only have so much space. Play Tetris and try to change cubes around to get more things in.
Electronics. How much to take and how much is overkill?
Besides all of that, like I said my life doesn’t stop because I’m going on a trip. I have work to juggle round. Clients that need to know you won’t be there and arrangements to make at the office. At home I have to tag people to come check on things at home while I’m away. I have to make sure my bills are paid and up to date till at least a week after I return so I don’t get caught short on time.
I still have to eat of course so grocery shopping. Some of the items I will take on the trip, I need to use everyday. I can’t pack them yet so I have to make sure I have space for it in the suitcase and not forget to pack it at the last-minute and hope that it doesn’t disrupt all the packing.
The seconds tick away as the departure date draws near. Nerve wracking in a way. Once the day arrives whatever gets done, gets done. Everything else you will have to do without.
Then of course once your vacation is under way the clock starts running again and you’re counting the minutes till you have to go back.
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