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Back at it!

08 Jul

First real vacation with the domestic CEO in two years, ten days at the lake cabin, morning coffee looking over the water, at least one fish caught each day, retaining wall and stairs built around shed, domestic CEO’s family 2 day visit, staring up at the night sky to see the Big Dipper and wondering what the Southern Cross looks like; what a great way to spend the holiday!

The view for morning coffee.

The view for morning coffee.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The creative batteries have been fully recharged as only being completely relaxed can do.  Yes, there was a lot of work done to finish the retaining wall and steps, complete with planters. However, there was also a lot of time spent sitting on the deck or in the boat doing damn little.

Shed and Retaining Wall

Shed and Retaining Wall

Steps and planters

Steps and planters.  Sorry the pic is a little dark

 

Most important was sharing our little slice of heaven with family over the 4th of July holiday. Because we have had such miserable weather this spring, I find it necessary to brag and say that the weather for our entire vacation was freaking fabulous!!!

So… I am back in the saddle and keyboarding away. The schedule I set before going on vacation seems even more attainable than before. Maybe I’m just bright-eyed and bushy-tailed but, even with all of the problems in the world, life doesn’t suck!

I just realized that I have overused the exclamation point in this post. Sorry, that’s what happens when you go on vacation. You lose track of time and rules.  😉

The WIP is calling. Need to feed the beast and write.

 
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Posted by on July 8, 2013 in Musings and Odd Thoughts

 

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Up North

10 Sep

I’ve been “up North” as the natives like to say here in balmy Minnesota. Little cabin by a good lake.

Good fishing

Quiet

Cool breezes

Afternoon naps

 

 

 

 

 

Merriam-Webster defines vacation:

1va·ca·tion

noun, often attributive \vā-ˈkā-shən, və-\

1: a respite or a time of respite from something : intermission

2 : a scheduled period during which activity (as of a court or school) is suspended        b : a period of exemption from work granted to an employee

3: a period spent away from home or business in travel or recreation <had a restful vacation at the beach>

4: an act or an instance of vacating

Vacations are a wonderful thing. Unfortunately, as the cabin was a recent purchase, we spent a good deal of time working to clean it up and make it our own. This did not leave a lot of time for writing. However, “think writing” was in abundance.

I had a boss once who twice a year went to Cancun on vacation with his wife for a week each time. During his “vacation” I would receive almost as many emails from him as I did when he was actually in the office. Really? I asked him once what his wife thought of his sitting in the hotel’s business center working while they were on vacation? His response was, “She was doing the very same thing.”  Wow! Don’t you wish you could spend $7,000 to $12,000 to go to an all-inclusive resort and spend a week sitting in the business center with you significant other sending and reading work emails?!? I finally told him that if he sent me any emails while he was on vacation, I would delete them unread. It did not help.I left that position before he realized that life is too short not to take a break and enjoy what you have worked so hard to attain.

Before you start thinking that all I did on my vacation was fix plumbing issues, move furniture, hang pictures, wash dishes and do yard work, let me say this. I sat on the deck, drinking a snazzy beer, glass of wine, or Irish whiskey on the rocks at least an hour every day. The good news is the cabin is now in shape for relaxing. The bad news is we may only have a few weeks left of decent weather before the north wind says, “Time to head south.” We will enjoy it while we can.

Do you have a little retreat to escape the rat race?

 
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Posted by on September 10, 2012 in Other Strangeness

 

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