Vacation is a state of mind

My cousin told me that one should always take on a “holiday” because other wise one will get sick (read: burn out).

I’m crimping on everything nowadays. I wanted to travel but my work and studies (naks) hinder me from doing so. I want to go to new places this year, but I have to keep up with my timeline. I don’t have the paid leaves that I used to have with my previous job but my work allows me to have flexible time that makes me never late, have option to work from home and still attend school mid-week. Not the slightest complaint will be heard from me. Time-wise.

These itchy feet that I have is itching to go to places to perhaps recharge. I like learning things from people and I love travelling with friends. But since I am on financial discipline, here are the things that I’ve learned where I can get a vacation without the cost of my arms and two legs:

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1)      DVD night with chips – you will never realize how much time flies until you have comfortably popped a DVD and flopped on your bed/couch/bean bag with chips and drinks within reach. I prefer the series. I used to watch Sex and the City, Desperate Housewives marathon and friends but now I am more into How I met your mother, Keeping up with the Kardashians and 2 Broke Girls.

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2)      Read a book in one sitting, undisturbed – my chick lit books have served a purpose and they have served me well. I find it personal when one plucks a book out of my shelf, it’s like getting my underwear and thinking of trying it on. And yet I like to look a people’s choice of books to see what books they are into. I love my chick lit books because they take me in situations that I will not be in. Call me silly but I feel like I can transport my self to the character’s life.

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3)      Totally disconnect from your phone, internet and various forms of social media – this is actually a huge factor. I actually found bliss in not knowing. I’ve been an online junkie and have been addicted to the net since I discovered how far the whole clicking can take me, but I’ve started to get sick of it since last year.

I’ve had long weekends where I did not really go out of town but just spent it with a special someone and felt super recharged when I came back to work. It felt like I flew myself elsewhere, time stopped and the rest did not matter. We just had coffee, played poker, had a few drinks and told stories. It was nothing extra ordinary but I felt I was out of this world.

But then again, I had another long weekend where I flew 750 miles by plane and immersed my self in a whole new cultural level only  to find myself itching to go back home.

So yes, I believe vacays are just a state of mind.