I'm just getting settled in back at home from a week of vacation. The great thing about traveling is that you realize the things you love and miss about your home while getting to take a break from things that are rubbing you raw. You come home with a new sense of gratitude that a little distance can provide. On this vacation, I unplugged from work, stayed up reading fiction into the early hours, drove with the windows down and the music loud, and quieted the track of go-go-go that seems to … [Read more...] about coming home, as good as going away
travel
on vacation
I'm on vacation this week. It's spring break for the schools, so we head south to meet up with family in Florida. I am very excited about the following things in my carry on/beach bag. Been waiting for the right moment to read this: And this. I can not get enough of Mindy these days. And these are my new snacking … [Read more...] about on vacation
back from tally
This summer I just got in my head that I wanted my kids to see my childhood world, swim in my parents’ pool and visit the places I went when I was growing up, so I organized a pilgrimage to North Florida after a three and a half year absence. When you live far away from where you grew up and the plane fares are astronomically expensive and your parents are mobile and able to come to you, it's easy not to go home. Plus, Florida in August? Not for the faint of heart. And being home is kind of like … [Read more...] about back from tally
three things about vacation
If you’ve spent any time with me in the last year, you’ve probably heard me talk about the virtues of vacation vs. travel. About a year ago, I was reading a travel magazine and the editor wrote an article about his family vacation. Now you’re probably thinking that the editor of a premier travel magazine could vacation just about anywhere in the world – a castle on the coast of Portugal turned into a agri-resort where you can make your own artisinal cheese or a surf camp in Nicaragua where you … [Read more...] about three things about vacation
three things i’m packing
I'm headed back to Philadelphia today for one last visit before we move and banging out this post in record speed before I get on the road. I had such a great time on my last trip, I'm worried that the bar has been set a little too high. I'm driving down instead of taking the train so I am relying on Podcasts instead of magazines. I've got all my faves - Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me, This American Life, The Moth, and TED Talks all lined up and ready to go. Yesterday I hit the T&T's in … [Read more...] about three things i’m packing
are we having fun yet?
I just had a long weekend. And I had a lot of fun. Let me back up. In January I was taking a class, and I was given the assignment to go out and do something fun. Sounds simple right? The best homework assignment ever. It was an online class, so as I was sitting at my computer getting this assignment, I was ready to work. I know how to work. I know how to focus and prioritize and plow through. And I know how to relax. I know how to take care of myself and give myself room to … [Read more...] about are we having fun yet?