A week from today I might do something
wild & crazy. A week from today I might do something way out of
the ordinary. A week from today I might do something I hardly ever
do.
A week from today I may take the day
off.
The last time I had an “official”
day off of work would've been the last Friday we were in Germany, and
that was over six months ago. Since then, I've had a couple of
holiday and weekend days off, but even on those days I was probably
doing something at home for work, or dealing with some kind of
problem that had cropped up. I'm not complaining or anything; after
all, that's part of the joy of being me. But every once in awhile I
think I deserve a day off.
Don't you?
I know some of you (especially those of
you who know me) may be thinking “Jim, you never take time off
during the winter”, and you'd be right. I almost always save my
time off for days when I can play outside in the sun. But there are
two things in play here—one is that I have a lot of vacation time I
need to use up. The other is that I've forgotten what a three day (or
a two day, or even a one day) weekend is like. It might be nice to
re-introduce myself!
I have no idea what I'll do if I take
Monday off. If it's “nice” out (with “nice”, of course,
being a comparative term) maybe I'll go running when I'm actually
awake for once. If there's fresh snow, maybe I'll go skiing. Maybe
I'll take my camera out. If it's not nice out? Maybe I'll read a
book. Maybe I'll take a nap. Maybe I'll surprise Loraine with a
nice dinner or some of her favorite brownies. It doesn't matter.
It'll just be nice having the day off.
I haven't totally decided yet, but I
need to soon. After all, when I take a day off it means that I have
to work ahead to get everything done for that extra day. But since
I've actually had to start working ahead for the European trip coming
up in just under six months (I kid you not) I can piggy-back onto
that. And that's one of the reasons I'm thinking of taking Monday
off.
I'll let you know how things go in the
next day or two. Wish me luck!
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