After 10 days wandering Central Europe's charming streets, I was grateful to return home.
While I thoroughly enjoyed a once in a lifetime exploration of Prague, Vienna, and Budapest with my family, I didn't want to succumb to the common "dread" of returning to our lives post-vacation.
Makes me consider:
How do we build a life we want to come back to after vacation?
Here are 2 things that made it easier to return home:
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1) Work
I feel needed at work, but not so needed that I can't take vacation.
Building a work situation where you have the appropriate amount of:
Purpose
Flexibility
Support
This is in your control more than you think.
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2) My Personal Schedule
Building a schedule/routine I'm excited to get back to.
This looks like:
Having things on the calendar I'm excited about (not just obligations)
Creating buffers in my schedule to enjoy the simple things (walking my dog, sitting on the deck)
Waking up to do something for me first (instead of just jumping into work)
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1 last thing
I deleted social media during the 10 days and was surprised how I wasn't in a rush to redownload.
I didn't really need to know the random person from high school is having a beer on a patio, or compare my travel pictures to an Instagram influencer.
This trip made me reconsider how I use social media going forward & how it impacts the life I'm going back to.