- First of all, I obsessively check my work email. I'm not salaried, so this is self-inflicted torture.
- I try to accomplish every household task conceivable because "this is my one chance to get it all done." I spend my days organizing closets, scrubbing baseboards and screaming at the people I love. I tell myself I'll do something fun when I'm done -- but I'm never done. The day ends with me freaking out over a toy or a shoe on the floor, crying, and throwing myself in bed at obscene hours. Picture that bathroom cleaning scene from Mommie Dearest, yeah, that's me.
- Since I'm so tired from cleaning I spend my other hours sleeping. I gradual sleep more and more and more and my schedule moves around. By the end of the week I'm going to bed at 4 a.m. and then sleeping until 2 in the afternoon.
- This is a problem because when I go back to work I have to wake up at 5 a.m. Yup... that first day back is terrible. I usually have had one or two hours of slept and am hating myself for not doing anything fun on vacation.
Look for the lists tomorrow!
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I can identify with that. It is a family joke that I and my daughter can only have fun if it is scheduled in and only within the time frame and terms of the scheduling. I saw a cool post on taking things easy at:
http://rubyisabella.blogspot.com/
A dog giving advice to humans, she thinks we are to lazy to do nothing.
Anyway have a great break, put your feet up and read a few books, maybe make some mess together, have fun.
I hope you have a great vacation, it would be terrible to waste it on cleaning!
Ohhh yeah, that's me too. Unless I make definite fun plans I'll let it all spiral out of control. Good luck, lady!
Good luck. I think I usually end up doing exactly what you just described, and then go back to work going "Wait, wasn't I on vacation last week? Wha happah?"
Yo everyone -- its nice to know that I'm not the only one who struggles with this. Here's to awesome, lazy, fun-filled vacations.
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