{"id":2157,"date":"2008-12-19T15:51:51","date_gmt":"2008-12-19T20:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pinkhairedgirl.net\/?p=2157"},"modified":"2008-12-19T15:51:51","modified_gmt":"2008-12-19T20:51:51","slug":"break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sherecovery.com\/blog\/?p=2157","title":{"rendered":"Break!!!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Beginning at 5pm tonight (Friday) — I am on “vacation” and off work until December 30. I could not be more thrilled. Now, don’t get me wrong — I love my job to pieces, but with all the big projects (new website<\/a>, etc.) and Christmas — it has all been a bit stressful. Plus, this time of year always has a way of putting me into a bit of a funk — so I am ready for a break!<\/p>\n

I think the best part about it is that I am not going anywhere. And aside from a few lunches & dinners here to there — I have nothing planned. While I love love love visiting friends, I am pleased to not have to deal with airports, hotels, getting up early, keeping to a schedule or any of that stuff.<\/p>\n

I just get to be home. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Veg out on my couch, watch movies, sleep, hang out with local friends, cook some foods I’ve been wanting to try, have friends<\/a> come see me, doing some of my own designing, get back into a rhythm in my workouts & weight watchers and whatever else I want to do. <\/em><\/p>\n

Sorry if it seems like I am bragging. It is just that I am about to jump out of my seat in anticipation for some real R&R. I haven’t taken time off for the sake of taking off work in almost 5 years. Even though I’ve taken vacation, attended conferences and gone on mission trips — there’s just something exciting about having time off that is completely mine and I can be selfish with.<\/p>\n

While I hope to not neglect my blog — I do plan to unplug as much as possible. I have actually been taking some proactive steps to help me unplug more in the coming year. I kind of have a resolution that I will not touch work-related stuff when I am not at the office. Finding the balance between work\/ministry\/home has been a struggle for me since day one. Since I’m paid salary in a deadline-driven, overtime-exempt job — I’ve gotten pretty used to just working until a project is done. And while I will still have to do that — I am going to try to protect my personal time a lot more than ever. The older I get (and that’s not ever old) the most I realize the need for this.<\/p>\n

I ask that you please keep me accountable to doing this.<\/strong><\/p>\n

When is the last time you took time off just for yourself?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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