That
is exactly what happened to me this year. It has been tough to take time off
this past year as business has been constantly busy and I really haven’t had a
good reason to stay ways from the office. With that said, I find myself with a
couple months to go before I get a new crop of vacation days. Well crap, I
guess I am going to have to take some time off since they will not carry over.
So, this past week I finally sat down and took a look at my calendar.
It
is difficult for me to take the time for myself as, and I have been very clear
about this in previous posts, I enjoy working. I like going to the office every
day and making things happen. To do anything else would make the week feel a
little incomplete. But I guess that is something that I have to get over
especially now with how tired I have been lately and the massive changes that
are on the horizon. Something has to give and if taking time off with help that
situation then I am happy to oblige.
However,
I know that the next couple of months are going to be critical to ramping
programs back up for the busier time of year so my decisions on what days to take
are influenced by that factor… no long blocks. Additionally, all of us that
started around the same time are in the same position and we are making sure
that our days don’t overlap… a few less options but nothing I was looking at
anyway. What was left were a few long weekends that will do wonders for the
rest of the year and while I don’t plan on using every one of my days (I might
use about half of my work from home days as well), there are a few breaks that
have been worked into the schedule.
There
are a few days that I am taking off for the simple convenience of it (i.e. late
night at the lodge the night before) but, for the most part it is going to be a
few weeks of long weekends and doing my best to finally get caught up on
everything else especially in the home office. Working in my favor I the fact
that my wife just got a regular position in a local school district leaving me
along for the day to buckle down and get things done. Maybe, just maybe, all of
those projects that have been pushed back since I started working regularly
will get done and we can go into the end of the year with a clean slate.
So,
expect a few different posts in the coming months as I will have more time to
enjoy and focus on other things. It will be an odd feeling not going to the
office ‘just because’ but it give me an opportunity to relax, enjoy something
else for a change, and record it all right here. Who knows, maybe there will be
something that you aren’t expecting and if you want to get together during
those days send me an email and maybe we can coordinate something a little
different.
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